Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say
SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Climate change is highly likely to have contributed to the catastrophic glacier collapse that flooded parts of Nepal and Tibet in late August, killing around 1,400 people and leaving thousands still missing, scientists said on Thursday.
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SINGAPORE, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Climate change is highly likely to have contributed to the catastrophic glacier collapse that flooded parts of Nepal and Tibet in late August, killing around 1,400 people and leaving thousands still missing, scientists said on Thursday.
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