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Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont BlancMont Blanc's glaciers are rapidly retreating due to climate warming and heat waves. Permafrost is thawing, causing increased rock falls and...- Can artificial snow save a melting glacier? Scientists tested cloud seeding on China’s Muz Taw Glacier and found a surprising change in ice lossScientists experimented with cloud seeding to encourage snowfall on China's Muz Taw Glacier. This artificial snow increased the glacier's r...
- At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy portRescue workers search for hundreds missing after a glacier collapse caused a devastating mudslide. The Gyirong border crossing, a key trade...
- Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked developmentThe Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides...
- The Himalayas look unchanged from below, but something is happening high in the mountains — Nepal’s disaster offers a frightening clueA recent disaster in Nepal highlights growing instability in the warming Himalayas. Massive rock and ice collapses unleash destructive floo...
- Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources sayNepal flood news: The country plans to rebuild its landslide early-warning system near the China border. Seismic sensors and cameras will b...
- Nepal PM thanks India for flood rescue help after minister seeks compensation, as reconstruction estimates reach billions of dollarNepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah has thanked India and China for their assistance after flash floods killed 1,127 people and left nearl...
- Nepal to rebuild early-warning system on China border after deadly flood, sources sayNepal is rebuilding its landslide early-warning system near the China border. Seismic sensors and cameras will be installed at Timure for b...
- Flash flood death toll in China rises to 21, another 541 missingChina's Tibet reports twenty-one confirmed deaths and 541 missing after recent Himalayan flash floods. Neighboring Nepal has confirmed 1,11...
- Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warnsAn official from the United Nations has sounded the alarm regarding the alarming prospect of severe glacial floods in the Himalayas. These ...
- Nepal PM Balendra Shah demands climate action after Himalayan disaster takes over 939 livesNepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has blamed climate change for last week’s devastating Himalayan flood, calling it an “extraordinary” dis...
- Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of glacier in the Nepalese Himalayas signal a new kind of risk in a wo...
- Nepal’s mountain tsunami: The 200-km trail of water, rock and destructionNepal's flash flood death toll has reached 469 after a glacier collapse unleashed torrents of water. Nearly 1,000 people remain missing in ...
- What is a glacial collapse? The science behind the Nepal-Tibet floodsA glacial collapse occurs when a large mass of ice and rock suddenly breaks from a mountain slope, potentially triggering avalanches, debri...
- Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warningsNepal and China discussed disaster cooperation before a major flood event. Officials sought more data from China on glacier risks and water...
- "300 feet tsunami at 170 kmph in 7 minutes: Explainer video about what exactly happened during Nepal Flash flood goes viral. Watch, goosebumps guaranteedNepal Viral Videos: A viral explainer video breaks down how Nepal’s devastating flash flood unfolded after a glacier collapse in the Himala...
- China identifies countries of 261 foreigners missing in Himalayan mudslideA devastating mudslide on the Tibetan border has left 261 foreign nationals missing. Chinese officials reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 ...
- Risk of lake burst near China-Nepal border disaster site wanesThe risk of a glacial lake bursting near the China-Nepal border has eased after satellite images showed its size shrinking as water slowly ...
- China says flash flood disaster caused by high-altitude glacier collapse in NepalChina suggests a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal caused the devastating flash flood. This disaster killed hundreds in Nepal and thr...
- China-Nepal glacial flood alert system warned of seven disasters – but missed this oneA China-Nepal warning system had successfully issued seven alerts for glacial hazards, but Wednesday’s deadly ice-rock avalanche exposed it...
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