When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
By Umesh Haritashya, Professor of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, and Director of Sustainability Programs, University of Dayton
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
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