Nepal Glacier Saw Exceptional Heat Before Collapse Caused Deadly Floods: Researcher
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Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods: researcher
Average temperatures on the mountain glacier at an altitude of 5,200 metres (17,060 feet) were estimated at around five degrees Celsius between August 21 and 26. This is exceptionally high. They had not exceeded 4.0C over the same period in more than 55 years of data recording, although no direct link to the collapse has so far been established. This series of highly localised temperatures was reconstructed by Robert Rohde, chief scientist at th…
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Nepal glacier saw exceptional heat before collapse caused deadly floods, says researcher
PARIS, Sept 8 — The mountain section whose collapse triggered fatal floods in Nepal and China on August 26 had experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, meteorological data analysed by a researcher shows.Average temperatures on the mountain glacier at an altitude of 5,200 metres were estimated at around five degrees Celsius between August 21 and 26.This is exceptionally high.They had not exceeded 4 degrees Celsius over the same period…
Between 21 and 26 August, the day of the disaster, the estimated average temperatures on the glacier, at 5.200 altitude, were around 5°C. They had never exceeded 4°C over the same period in more than 55 years of data. This series of ultra-localized temperatures was reconstructed by Robert Rohde, a climatologist at the American independent Berkeley Earth Institute, using data from the ERA5 climate model of the European Copernicus programme and a …
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