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Voices: A flood devastated my home country. Utah must learn from it.

The disaster is not proof that climate change caused one flood. It is evidence that warming mountain systems are creating new risks, and that preparedness must catch up.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Nepalese Association of Utah hosts a community candlelight vigil at City Hall in Salt Lake City for victims and missing persons from flooding that occurred in Nepal this week on Friday, August. 28, 2026.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Nepalese Association of Utah hosts a community candlelight vigil at City Hall in Salt Lake City for victims and missing persons from flooding that occurred in Nepal this week on Friday, August. 28, 2026.