{
  "id": 4873415,
  "title": "Himalayas face severe glacial flood risks in years ahead, UN official warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/himalayas-face-severe-glacial-flood-risks-in-years-ahead-un-official",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T13:46:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/himalayas-face-severe-glacial-flood-risks-years-ahead-un-official-warns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Rick Noack ISLAMABAD, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The Himalayan region faces severe risks from future glacial floods, a senior U.N. official has warned, as the death toll from last week's flood in Nepal, triggered by a glacier's collapse, surpassed 1,000. Not only is the hydroelectric power that many depend on threatened, but entire riverbanks where millions live might become effectively uninhabitable.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}