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Science‘Glaciers in Himalayas retreating’: Nepal floods triggered by glacier collapse and massive landslide

Glaciologist Joseph Shea says the disaster was a compound event, with a glacier failure occurring alongside a massive landslide. He places it within the Himalayas’ established transformation under climate change and says scientists may need to detect subtle warning signs of rare, devastating cascading hazards.

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‘Glaciers in Himalayas retreating’: Nepal floods triggered by glacier collapse and massive landslide
‘Glaciers in Himalayas retreating’: Nepal floods triggered by glacier collapse and massive landslideScience