A Melting Glacier Contributed to the Deadly Nepal Floods. We Can Expect More Like This
Scientists say a glacier collapse triggered the flood, and Nepalese authorities warned of more flooding as rescuers searched for the missing.
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Additional areas may be at risk near the Tibetan border.
Part of the mountain collapsed, blocking the river's flow, and then thousands of tons of water and debris swept everything away. What caused this devastation in Nepal? Are rapidly melting glaciers and a warming Himalaya increasing the risk of such events?
How melting glaciers contributed to Himalayas flooding
The scale of the disaster in the Himalayas is becoming clearer a day after catastrophic flooding tore through parts of Nepal and Tibet. Scientists believe the disaster was likely triggered by the collapse of a glacier, unleashing a torrent of water, mud and debris that swept away entire communities. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Dan Shugar of the waterSHED Lab at the University of Calgary.
The great flood between Nepal and Tibet has caused hundreds of deaths and more than a thousand missing. We speak with Marcel Hürlimann, professor at the UPC and expert in natural hazards, to clarify the nature of this phenomenon.
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