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Nepal’s Hydropower Industry Was Booming. Now 900 Workers Are Missing.

28 août 2026 à 20:58
Videos show rescuers pulling people out of hydropower tunnels, as hundreds of workers remain missing after a deadly flood.

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Residents survey the damage on Friday after flash flooding in Devighat, Nepal.

A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.

28 août 2026 à 17:04
A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

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A researcher paddled an inflatable kayak equipped with sonar to measure the depths of a meltwater lake on the Ngozumpa Glacier in Nepal last year.

Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict

28 août 2026 à 07:27
Given the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes.

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The widened channel of the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal on Thursday after the flash flooding. Most monitoring and early-warning systems for glacial hazards focus on a specific area of risk.

Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict

28 août 2026 à 07:02
Given the challenges in forecasting and detecting such calamities, researchers advised banning construction on floodplains and marking out clear evacuation routes.

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

The widened channel of the Bhote Koshi River in Nepal on Thursday after the flash flooding. Most monitoring and early-warning systems for glacial hazards focus on a specific area of risk.
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