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Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group have released a report stating that climate change significantly contributed to last month’s devastating glacial collapse in Nepal, which killed over 1,400 people and left thousands missing. The disaster was characterized as a “compound crisis” influenced by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw, and geological instability. Researchers found that July and August were the warmest months locally recorded, with temperatures about 5 degrees Celsius higher than normal.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On August 26, a massive glacier collapse near Langtang Lirung mountain on the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed catastrophic floods, resulting in over 1,300 deaths and more than 5,000 people missing. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group assert that climate change significantly contributed to this disaster through long-term warming, glacier thinning, permafrost thawing, and geological weaknesses. Researchers at Imperial College London emphasize that human-induced climate change preconditioned the disaster by weakening the structural integrity of glaciers and mountain slopes. Although the 2015 Nepal earthquake may have also played a role in destabilizing the slope, experts stress that global temperature rise was a critical factor. Nepal's foreign minister Shisir Khanal demands $20 million in climate compensation from major polluters like India and China, highlighting Nepal’s negligible contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions while facing severe impacts of climate change.
Written for “Climate Change in Nepal” on 2026-09-17,
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Scientists say climate change was a core contributing factor in last month’s deadly glacial mountain collapse that flooded parts of Nepal and Tibet, killing more than 1,400 people and leaving thousands still missing.
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that → say → thousands
Researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said in a report released on Thursday that the disaster was not caused by a single extreme weather event, but rather a “compound crisis” shaped by long-term warming, glacier retreat, permafrost thaw and geological instability.
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disaster → say → warming
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WWA uses peer-reviewed methods to assess the role played by global warming in extreme weather events, according to its website.
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WWA → hold → website
A huge section of rock and glacier broke away from Langtang Lirung mountain on August 26, triggering a flood of water, ice and debris that swept downstream, destroying communities and infrastructure.
“Relentless warming has lifted the altitude of the freezing threshold on the high Himalaya, exposing ice and permafrost deep in the bedrock to higher and longer thaw temperatures, weakening mountain slopes,” according to the report, Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits.
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Warming → break → Limits
Report co-author Walter Immerzeel, a mountain hydrologist at Utrecht University, said the region was undergoing “fundamental, irreversible shifts”, with glacier retreat and permafrost degradation undermining mountain stability.
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retreat → say → stability
Nepal, a largely rural nation of 30 million people, contributes a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions compared with industrialised nations.
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Nepal → contribute → nations
The study found that this July and August were the warmest months locally recorded, with temperatures about 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than normal, while heavy snowfall in late 2025 contributed to increased meltwater before the collapse.
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snowfall → find → collapse
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal in 2015 may have further weakened the slope, although its precise role remains uncertain, the report said.
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report → weaken → slope
Last month’s disaster has also raised concerns about the limits of adaptation.
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disaster → raise → adaptation
Prime Minister Balendra Shah will address the United Nations General Assembly on the urgent issue next week, in his first foreign trip as Nepal’s leader.
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Shah → address → leader
Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill from last month’s flood will cost $4.78bn.
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bill → estimate → 4.78bn
“There is no doubt that climate change is one of the drivers, and therefore obviously it needs to be discussed in the context of loss and damage,” Friederike Otto, a professor of climate science at Imperial College London, told reporters.
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Otto → be → reporters
Nepal’s disaster authority said Wednesday it had revised up the number of people considered missing to 6,150, following data collection and verification in affected districts.
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it → say → districts
The number of bodies retrieved stands at 1,403, 105 of which have been identified, according to the disaster agency.
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105 → retrieve → agency
In China, the toll is 43 dead and 519 missing, according to state media.
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toll → miss → media
The combined toll from both nations now stands at 1,446 people dead and at least 6,669 missing.
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toll → combine → people
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