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Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis
Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released…
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Human‑caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost in the Himalayas, a factor that likely helped destabilize the slope that collapsed on Aug. 26, triggering catastrophic flooding across Nepal. The World Weather Attribution report, released Thursday, attributes the glacier and rock collapse to these climate‑related changes. It notes that climate change was not the sole cause of the disaster.
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