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Climate change likely amplified deadly Nepal glacier collapse

Scientists with World Weather Attribution say human-driven warming likely increased the risk of the catastrophic glacier and rock collapse in Nepal in late August.Thinning glaciers and thawing permafrost…

Climate change likely amplified deadly Nepal glacier collapse
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Scientists with World Weather Attribution say human-driven warming likely increased the risk of the catastrophic glacier and rock collapse in Nepal in late August.

Thinning glaciers and thawing permafrost are weakening high-mountain terrain, adding a new layer of danger to communities already exposed to floods and landslides.

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