Climate, Seismic Factors Primed ‘Unprecedented’ Nepal Disaster
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Climate, Seismic Factors Primed ‘Unprecedented’ Nepal Disaster

Sep 17th, 2026 • 5 minView Source

The catastrophic mountain flooding in Nepal that killed more than 1,300 people was driven by a complex web of climate and seismic processes that made it nearly impossible to predict, according to an international team of scientists. Rising global temperatures …

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