{
  "id": 3738387,
  "title": "China and Nepal built an early warning system for melting glaciers in Himalayas. Does it work?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/china-and-nepal-built-an-early-warning-system-for-melting-glaciers-in-3738387",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T12:34:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3365488/china-and-nepal-built-early-warning-system-melting-glaciers-himalayas-does-it-work"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese scientists have developed a cross-border early warning system with counterparts in Nepal to monitor Himalayan glacial lake outburst floods. The system has issued timely alerts over the past several years, effectively preventing casualties. But on Wednesday, a high-altitude ice-rock avalanche took everyone by surprise. The debris flow hit a river in Nepal, generating a devastating flash…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China and Nepal built an early warning system for melting glaciers in Himalayas. Does it work?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/china-and-nepal-built-an-early-warning-system-for-melting-glaciers-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:34:34.000Z"
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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."
}