The devastating flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on the 26th of August,2026 has raised a number of questions about Himalayan communities’ vulnerability to extreme events. The Nepalese Foreign Ministry said that huge volumes of water, mud and debris swept down the river of Rasuwa and then into the Trishuli and Narayani river systems within minutes. The Government of Nepal is still investigating the causes and evolution of this event. Illustration by The Geostrata How

Held from the 4th of March, 2026 to the 12th, the “Two Sessions” , the annual meeting of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) — the People's Republic of China’s national legislative body — and the 4th session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s paramount political institution, marked a critical event in shaping Beijing’s agendas for the year 2026. Illustration by The Geostrata An estimated 5,000