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On August 26, a wall of water tore through Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, killing hundreds of people and leaving many more missing. Scientists are still investigating the precise trigger, but climate change likely had a role. Early assessments point to a glacial collapse — a massive chunk of ice, roughly 2,000 feet wide, breaking free high in the mountains near the Nepal-Tibet border and crashing into the valley below. The resulting surge of water, sediment and debris tore down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers with almost no warning.

It's the latest, and deadliest, in a string of glacial and flood-related disasters to hit the Himalayas in recent years.…