Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds

Reported by The Guardian World · 4 hours ago · Damien Gayle

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Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in AugustClimate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the first scientific study of the…

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