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'Glaciers in Himalayas retreating': Nepal floods triggered by 'glacier collapse & massive landslide'
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Joseph Shea, Glaciologist and Associate Professor at the University of Northern BC. Shea argues that the catastrophe should be understood as a compound event in which a glacier failure and a massive landslide occurred together. His analysis places the disaster within the broader, well-established transformation of the…
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- Why it matters
- A glacier failure combined with landslide caused the flooding disaster; this reflects the broader pattern of Himalayan glacier retreat affecting water systems and mountain stability in the region.
- Most affected
- Nepal flood-affected communities — Exposed to compound flooding from glacier failure and landslide events.
- Likely next
- Whether scientists issue further findings on the glacier's condition and retreat rate in the Himalayas.
Also reported by: Live Science
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