Climate Change: Analysis: Global Warming Increased Risk of Flash Floods in Nepal
The rapid warming in the Himalayas is exacerbating risk factors for flash floods like the one in Nepal in August. According to experts, these can continue to occur. The extent exceeds the adaptive capacity.
A recent analysis by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) initiative found that global warming increases the likelihood of devastating floods like the one that occurred in the Himalayas in late August. On August 26, a massive landslide with a glacier in the Nepal-China border area triggered a huge floodwave of water, ice, and debris, causing severe damage.
According to the WWA, around 1,400 people were killed and over 5,000 were still missing as of mid-September. The initiative attributes the disaster to rising temperatures, which have caused significant glacier melting, permafrost degradation, and increased water pressure in rock crevices, making the region more prone to such catastrophes.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
