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When a Mountain Falls: How Ice and Rock Triggered Nepal’s Catastrophic Flood – and Why Climate Change Is Raising the Risks

Summary by The Laconia Daily Sun
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

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When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks

A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

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Mountain Hydrologist Walter Immerzeel on Nepal: Melting Permafrost Makes Glaciers More Unstable

The broken-off piece of glacier is approximately 1.5 kilometers wide and has fallen more than 1,000 meters.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Why Nepal isn't out of danger yet: Hanging glacier, unstable canyon ...

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The Week broke the news on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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