سیل‌های نپال، خطرات رو به رشد یخچال‌های طبیعی در گرم شدن هیمالیا را نشان می‌دهد

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

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.