A Nepal glacier disaster renews the question of why Korean builders keep going to extremes

Kathmandu is a place most Koreans know only through Um Hong-gil, the mountaineer who, in 2007, became the first to summit all ...
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Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse

The world’s glaciers have shrunk by about one-fifth in the last century and are expected to lose at least another quarter of ...
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Nepal glacier flood toll hits 1,252; rescuers hunt underground room where 46 workers may survive

Nepal glacier flood 2026 death toll reaches 1,252, surpassing the 2015 earthquake, as rescuers search an underground room at ...

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

The deadly flash flood in Nepal was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, ...

A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.

A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.
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Nepal flood sparks concern over glacier-related events amid climate change

More landslides have been occurring in regions with glaciers, experts said.

Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?

Does the devastating flooding unleashed by the collapse of a section of a glacier in the Nepali Himalayas signal a new kind ...
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A Himalayan glacier collapse has killed more than 1,390 people with thousands still missing

A wall of water and debris tore through dozens of villages along the Trishuli River in late August 2026, triggered by the ...