Scientists concluded on September 17 that human-caused global warming—which thawed Himalayan permafrost and weakened glaciers—likely helped trigger a catastrophic glacier and rock collapse in Nepal last month that killed multiple people. The thawing destabilized slopes in the region.
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Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis AP News
Human-caused global warming resulting in the Himalayan permafrost thawing was, in part, responsible for the catastrophic glacier and boulder collapse last month.
Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say Reuters
Human-caused global warming thinned glaciers and thawed mountain permafrost, likely helping to destabilize the Himalayan slope that collapsed last month and unleashed catastrophic flooding across Nepal, according to a report released Thursday.