Deadly Nepal flood highlights glacier risks in warming Himalayas: "The new normal"

Asia-Pacific Climate Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:54:27 GMT High confidence — 75/100

August 27, 2026 / 2:00 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.
That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested.
Scientists are still piecing together information from satellite and ground-level data to figure out exactly what happened to cause the flood, which killed hundreds of people and left over a thousand more missing, including foreig

August 27, 2026 / 2:00 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists.

That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested.
Scientists are still piecing together information from satellite and ground-level data to figure out exactly what happened to cause the flood, which killed hundreds of people and left over a thousand more missing, including foreig

Sources: CBS News