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Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis

Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis
Phys.org Thursday 17 September 2026, 08:02 UTC 1 min read
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Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday.

Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday.
Nepal (LOCATION) Himalayan (ORG)
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