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The Economic Times
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Nepal faces secondary flash flood threat as debris forms dam: ICIMOD cryosphere specialist

New Delhi: Chances of a secondary flash flood prevail in Nepal as debris from the ice-rock avalanche that possibly triggered the flash floods is accumulating at the river confluence and creating a temporary dam, senior cryosphere specialist at ICIMOD, Mohd Farooq Azam, has warned.

The term cryosphere refers to the parts of the Earth's surface covered by frozen water.

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