Glacier-driven Nepal flood shows mounting risks in a warming Himalaya

Published on August 31, 2026

Scientists caution that no formal study has linked human-caused warming to the deadly avalanche and flooding. Earthquakes, unstable terrain, snow, rain and shifting glaciers can also destabilise mountain slopes.

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