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  "id": 3734579,
  "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-3734579",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T12:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260827/nepal-floods-highlight-growing-glacier-risks-in-warming-himalayas"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nepal experienced a deadly flash flood on Wednesday, with preliminary investigations pointing to a massive section of glacier breaking off and temporarily blocking a river. The damming water subsequently burst free, causing devastating downstream flooding, according to scientists' analyses. The exact cause of the incident remains under investigation, as researchers are combing through satellite and ground-level data to determine the full circumstances surrounding the disaster, which left at least 353 people dead and over 1,300 missing, including foreigners and pilgrims. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.2 glacier collapse, which sent debris cascading downstream, causing catastrophic damage to affected communities. Jakob Steiner, a geoscientist at the University of Graz in Austria currently based in Bangladesh, noted the loss of a lower glacier segment, likening the damage to a \"huge knife cut\" through the glacier.",
  "summary": "BENGALURU, India — 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. Scientists are still piecing together information from satellite and…",
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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"
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      {
        "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": "Winnipeg Free 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",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:52:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}