Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Scientists don't yet know exactly what triggered the Nepal flood, but they suspect a glacier collapse and suggest climate change also played a role.
Benjamin P. Horton, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong, told USA TODAY Co. partner Reuters that climate change likely played a leading role by increasing glacier melt and destabilising mountain slopes. While landslides are common in the tectonically active Himalayas, he said the scale of this event was exceptional.
Read more: usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/08/27/glacier-collapse-nepal-flood/91480524007
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Scientists don't yet know exactly what triggered the Nepal flood, but they suspect a glacier collapse and suggest climate change also played a role.
Benjamin P. Horton, Dean of the School of Energy and Environment at City University of Hong Kong, told USA TODAY Co. partner Reuters that climate change likely played a leading role by increasing glacier melt and destabilising mountain slopes. While landslides are common in the tectonically active Himalayas, he said the scale of this event was exceptional.
Read more: usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/08/27/glacier-collapse-nepal-flood/91480524007
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