Good News 9.19.2026

 

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Another Loud Warning

 

The warning signs of climate change have been there for a while now. More and stronger hurricanes, massive forest fire infernos, droughts and now something called a super El Nino all confirm a rapidly warming global climate. Too many people ignore such things, content to just change the channel, Keep scrolling- looking for something more agreeable or simply tune the warnings out; lost in the minutiae of day-to-day life.  The recent flooding in Nepal is also a warning only much louder. The toll and frequency of these warnings will only increase as time goes on. We continue to ignore them at our peril. 

Nepal's Flood Was A Warning The World Had Already Received

Nepal floods explainer

What we know about the link between Nepal’s flash floods and our climate crisis

After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districts

This principal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school in Nepal

I think this will go down as the most important news story of 2026. Sadly, I think this is another dire warning most of the world will again choose to ignore. This will be even bigger than Trump's Iran debacle.