Climate
Cocktail of Causes Contributed to Devastating Flood Wave in Nepal
An international team including Walter Immerzeel states that a cocktail of causes, including instability from the 2015 earthquake and climate change-induced melting, led to the catastrophic August 26 landslide in Nepal. The event killed over 1,300 people and left 5,000 missing. Researchers note that while early warning systems using satellite data could prevent future disasters, attributing specific blame to individual factors remains difficult.
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