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Mountain warming means there will be more disasters like the Nepal flood
/ Email Print The aftermath of severe flooding along the Bhotekoshi river in Nuwakot, Nepal, on 28 August Ambir Tolang/JNA/ZUMA Press/Alamy The terrible disaster in Nepal isn’t a one-off event, but a harbinger of things to come.
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Mountainous regions are warming faster than many other areas, causing ice that stabilizes slopes and glaciers to melt. The loss of this ice weakens the terrain, increasing the risk of landslides, avalanches, and flooding in downstream communities.
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