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A 6 Trillion Won Bill Sent to a Country with 0.01% Carbon Emissions

Yeo Hyeon-gyo

Published : Sep 1, 2026 6:32 PM

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Without a single drop of rain, an entire village vanished. This flood, triggered by a collapsing Himalayan glacier, claimed the lives of over 900 people, while more than 4,000 remain missing. This disaster is not unconnected to global warming. However, Nepal emitted a mere 0.01 percent of the world's carbon that melted the glaciers. The places that emitted the most and the places that suffered the damage were different.

[Reporter] Yeo Hyeon-gyo    [Video Editing] Yoon Ye-ran    [Designer] Cho Seung-hyun    [Produced by] Knowledge Contents IP Team