{
  "id": 3719010,
  "title": "Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-glacier-risks-in-warming-himalayas",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T10:52:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-glacier-risks-in-warming-himalayas"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier breaking off and temporarily damming a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. This event may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested. While scientists are still piecing together information from satellite and ground-level data to determine the exact cause of the flood, which killed at least 273 people and left more than 1,300 missing, they acknowledge that as Earth's temperature rises due to global warming, the risks posed by melting glaciers are growing in the warming Himalayas.",
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-27T06:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Glacier collapse triggered deadly Nepal flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/glacier-collapse-triggered-deadly-nepal-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:49:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-glacier-risks-in-warming-himalayas-3728117",
        "published": "2026-08-27T11:23:02.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}