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Moment Glacier Ice Breaks Off and Triggers Deadly Landslide in Nepal

Video shows the moment of an avalanche in Nepal that triggered a massive and deadly landslide and flooding.

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Drone Photographer Accidentally Captures Devastating Nepal Mudslide

A drone photographer in Nepal unwittingly captured the horrific mudslide caused by a glacial collapse high in the Himalayas.

2 hours ago·San Francisco, United States

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The New Indian Express

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Nepal floods disaster exposes blind spot in Himalayan glacier risk assessment

GLOFs are becoming better understood, but sudden glacier collapses and ice-rock avalanches remain far harder to predict, says glaciologist Miriam Jackson.

3 hours ago·Chennai, India

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China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed

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Cumhuriyet

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The Devastating Face of Global Warming Has Revealed Itself: A 9-Meter-High Wall of Water Caused by Glacial Collapse.

The disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border, which claimed hundreds of lives, was caused by a glacial collapse linked to global warming. According to data from the US Geological Survey, the massive glacial collapse, which triggered a magnitude 5.2 seismic tremor, created a 9-meter-high wall of water in the region.

7 hours ago·Istanbul, Türkiye

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