{
  "id": 4945490,
  "title": "Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/nepal-china-floods-highlight-a-growing-front-of-the-climate-change",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T21:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3365825/nepal-china-floods-highlight-growing-front-climate-change-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "On August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and…",
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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."
}