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Himalayan Cryosphere

The glaciers, snowpack and permafrost of the Hindu Kush Himalaya, the largest store of frozen water outside the polar regions and the source of ten major Asian river systems.

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Nepal's deluge began as a glacier falling a kilometre into a river it then dammed

Satellite and seismic analyses point to ice that snapped off above 5,000 metres, blocked the Lhende Khola and burst through hours later. Almost no rain preceded it, which is why the region's flood warning tools had nothing to read.

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Adoption62
Hype gap−8
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