Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah addressed the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2026, calling the country's recent deadly floods a 'warning to the world' regarding climate change.

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COP17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan brought down the gavel to formally approve the final agreement documents after negotiations extended into overtime in Yerevan.

The United Nations global assessment report published on October 15, 2026, revealed that fewer than half of the assessed national targets under the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework are currently on track.

During COP17, the European Union urged wealthy emerging economies, including Gulf states and China, to join the formal donor group providing global biodiversity financing to developing nations.

Delegates from Saudi Arabia and Russia faced accusations from negotiators, including French Ecological Transition Minister Monique Barbut, of blocking the formal approval of key UN-backed scientific reports during the COP17 negotiations.

Target 18 of the Global Biodiversity Framework calls on governments to reduce environmentally harmful subsidies by at least $500 billion annually by 2030.

Swiss negotiator Gabriela Blatter issued a statement at COP17 on behalf of dozens of nations, criticizing increasing political attempts to challenge and constrain scientific evidence.

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Severe cyclone Arnab began its landfall process along the Andhra Pradesh coast

Cyclone Arnab generated sustained winds of 125 to 135 kmph with gusts reaching 150 kmph in coastal Andhra Pradesh, according to the India Meteorological Department

The India Meteorological Department classified cyclone Arnab as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm as its eye moved across coastal Andhra Pradesh between Kakinada and Yanam

Storm surges generated by Cyclone Arnab raised coastal sea waves to heights between 1.5 meters and 8 meters near Kakinada and Yanam, breaching coastal roads

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and regional operators cancelled or diverted several flights serving airports in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha due to severe weather from Cyclone Arnab

At Kannuripalem in Anakapalli district, heavy rainfall reached 231.5 mm between October 27 and October 28, 2026, while Visakhapatnam recorded 200.2 mm by midnight on Tuesday, October 27

Cyclone Arnab brought down hundreds of electricity poles and mobile communication towers across Kakinada and Konaseema districts, causing widespread power outages and signal failures

Nepal's disaster authority issued warnings for heavy rainfall, snowstorms, and high avalanche risks in high mountain regions as Cyclone Arnab tracked inland toward the Himalayas

Rail operators cancelled at least 61 to 63 train services and rescheduled 15 others across coastal routes in response to Cyclone Arnab

Authorities ordered the evacuation of approximately 50,000 residents in Andhra Pradesh and 48,000 residents in Odisha to government relief centres ahead of Cyclone Arnab

At Kothapatnam near Uppada, wave action from Cyclone Arnab damaged a boulder protective wall and scattered large stones across the Uppada–Kakinada Beach Road

The India Meteorological Department reported wind speeds of 125 to 135 kmph in Kakinada, Konaseema, and West Godavari districts during the morning of October 28, 2026

Authorities in West Godavari district shifted approximately 3,000 residents from coastal villages including Chinna Lanka, PM Lanka, East Thallu, and Vemuladeevi to rehabilitation shelters

Twelve weather stations across Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts recorded extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 200 mm between October 27 and October 28, 2026