{
  "id": 3741696,
  "title": "Climate change: Nepal-China border floods linked to glacier collapse, not earthquake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/climate-change-nepal-china-border-floods-linked-to-glacier-collapse",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-08-27-climate-change-nepal-china-border-floods-linked-to-glacier-collapse-not-earthquake/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Early reports suggested an earthquake had triggered the devastating floods near the Nepal-China border. But satellite analysis and seismic data now point to an ice-rock avalanche and debris flow, highlighting the growing hazards in the warming Himalayas",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Earthquake May Have Triggered Glacier Collapse, Flash Floods In Nepal: ISRO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/earthquake-may-have-triggered-glacier-collapse-flash-floods-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-08-27T04:02:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}