Summary
Heavy rain in August caused floods and landslides that broke homes and roads.
Nepal asks the world to give easy money and fair help to fix the damage.
The big United Nations climate meeting in Turkey will discuss these ideas soon.
Key Points
5 points1
Himalayas help supply water to many countries.
2
Climate change leads to more floods and landslides.
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Rebuilding after the August disaster could cost about 4.7 billion United States dollars.
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Nepal wants clear rules to share money and technology for climate problems.
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The upcoming global climate meeting will be in Antalya, Turkey, in November.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsclimate
the long‑term pattern of weather in an area
rebuilding
fixing and building things again after they are broken
finance
money used to pay for projects
adaptation
adjusting how we live to deal with new weather
grant
money given that does not need to be paid back
loan
money given that must be paid back later
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