{
  "id": 3688001,
  "title": "Glacier collapse and ice avalanche likely fueled deadly Nepal flash flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/glacier-collapse-and-ice-avalanche-likely-fueled-deadly-nepal-flash",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T06:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/27/asia-pacific/society/glacier-avalanche-nepal-flood/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A massive chunk of a glacier disintegrated and an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 shook the area around 8:37 a.m. local time on Wednesday, triggering a deadly flash flood in Himalayan river valleys, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Researchers are working to determine the precise factors that led to this catastrophic event. Simon Allen, a glacial hazards expert at the University of Zurich, confirmed that a large ice avalanche, likely composed of ice and rock, detached from the glacier and turned into a destructive flood.",
  "summary": "Researchers have long sounded alarm bells on the vulnerability of the so-called Third Pole to warming temperatures, and about the rising potential for disasters.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/a-glacier-collapse-is-most-likely-cause-of-the-nepal-disaster",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "What IMD said about Nepal flash floods: Glacier lake outburst, alert for Gandak river",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/what-imd-said-about-nepal-flash-floods-glacier-lake-outburst-alert",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:06:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/glacier-collapse-may-have-triggered-deadly-nepal-flash-flood-experts",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Like a bomb exploded': How a 2000-ft wide glacier triggered deadly Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/like-a-bomb-exploded-how-a-2000-ft-wide-glacier-triggered-deadly",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:38:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "EarthSky",
        "title": "Nepal flash flood wipes out villages after glacier collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nepal-flash-flood-wipes-out-villages-after-glacier-collapse",
        "published": "2026-08-26T19:24:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}