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Nepal’s deadly glacier collapse exposes climate risks across the Himalayas

A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following a flash flood in Trishuli, in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, on 27 August 2026.
A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following a flash flood in Trishuli, in the Nuwakot district of Nepal, on 27 August 2026. © REUTERS - Navesh Chitrakar

A massive glacier collapse that triggered deadly flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border has exposed the growing dangers facing the rapidly warming Himalayas, where scientists say retreating ice and thawing ground are making mountain landscapes increasingly unstable.

Scientists are still investigating what caused Wednesday's collapse and say it is too early to attribute this particular disaster to climate change.

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