Climate
Climate change contributed to Nepal-Tibet glacial flood, study finds
September 17, 2026 at 06:56 AM · Updated 29d ago
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AJAl Jazeera English
Climate change had major role in triggering Nepal floods, scientists say
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BNBBC News
Nepal floods: Climate change contributed to glacier collapse, study finds
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TGThe Guardian
Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
(opens the publisher’s site)Human-induced climate change helped trigger the glacier collapse that unleashed deadly floods on the Nepal-Tibet border in August, a new study has found.
- A World Weather Attribution study released Thursday found climate change contributed to the glacier collapse that flooded the Nepal-Tibet border on 26 August, killing more than 1,400 people.
- The study said the disaster resulted from a "compound event" combining warmer temperatures, thinning glaciers, thawing permafrost and pre-existing geological weaknesses.
- Study co-author Friederike Otto, a climatologist at Imperial College London, said there was "absolutely no doubt" that human-induced climate change played a role in preconditioning the disaster.
- Nepali Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal demanded top emitters including China and India accept shared responsibility for the disaster.
- Nepal's Prime Minister will address the UN General Assembly on the disaster.
- The reconstruction bill for the affected region is estimated at $4.78 billion.