Death Toll Rises as Hundreds Remain Missing
'Rising temperatures have accelerated glacier melt, altered snow cover dynamics and contributed to the rapid formation and expansion of glacial lakes, many of which are dammed by unstable moraine structures, and are prone to unexpected outbursts capable of generating destructive downstream flooding.'
Meanwhile, after floods sparked by heavy rain in Nepal in 2024, scientists from World Weather Attribution said that climate change had worsened the floods.
'If the atmosphere wasn't overloaded with fossil fuel emissions, these floods would have been less intense, less destructive and less deadly,' said researcher Mariam Zachariah, from Imperial College London.
Sadly, as temperatures continue to rise, scientists say that floods like this could become even more common in the region.
'Climate change is no longer a distant threat,' said Roshan Jha, Researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai.
'With every fraction of a degree of warming, the atmosphere can potentially hold more moisture, leading to much heavier downpours, and catastrophic floods like these.'
Authorities have so far found the bodies of 55 people following the natural disaster, amid fears that many more will be found as search and rescue operations get underway.
Terrifying footage shows a tsunami wave of flood water crashing through a town, sweeping away everything in its path in the mountainous Rasuwa region of Nepal.
In Tibet, one clip showed the Gyirong Port land crossing being annihilated by the flood.
Dozens of people were seen running away in terror seconds before the water and mud crashed into the structure and wiped it out.
There are fears that a second flood may send Nepal, Tibet and neighbouring India into further chaos.
Flood alerts were issued in the populous northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as they border Nepal and several rivers flow down the mountains into their plains.
Nepali officials said hundreds of tourists and trekkers are unaccounted for, made up of 341 foreign nationals and at least 93 Nepali citizens.
Among the unaccounted are 12 from the UK – including a 13–year–old girl – 105 Indian nationals, four from South Africa, 17 from Malaysia and three from the United States.
One each from Australia and the Netherlands are also unaccounted for.
'Rising temperatures have accelerated glacier melt, altered snow cover dynamics and contributed to the rapid formation and expansion of glacial lakes, many of which are dammed by unstable moraine structures, and are prone to unexpected outbursts capable of generating destructive downstream flooding.'
Meanwhile, after floods sparked by heavy rain in Nepal in 2024, scientists from World Weather Attribution said that climate change had worsened the floods.
'If the atmosphere wasn't overloaded with fossil fuel emissions, these floods would have been less intense, less destructive and less deadly,' said researcher Mariam Zachariah, from Imperial College London.
Sadly, as temperatures continue to rise, scientists say that floods like this could become even more common in the region.
'Climate change is no longer a distant threat,' said Roshan Jha, Researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai.
'With every fraction of a degree of warming, the atmosphere can potentially hold more moisture, leading to much heavier downpours, and catastrophic floods like these.'
Authorities have so far found the bodies of 55 people following the natural disaster, amid fears that many more will be found as search and rescue operations get underway.
Terrifying footage shows a tsunami wave of flood water crashing through a town, sweeping away everything in its path in the mountainous Rasuwa region of Nepal.
In Tibet, one clip showed the Gyirong Port land crossing being annihilated by the flood.
Dozens of people were seen running away in terror seconds before the water and mud crashed into the structure and wiped it out.
There are fears that a second flood may send Nepal, Tibet and neighbouring India into further chaos.
Flood alerts were issued in the populous northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as they border Nepal and several rivers flow down the mountains into their plains.
Nepali officials said hundreds of tourists and trekkers are unaccounted for, made up of 341 foreign nationals and at least 93 Nepali citizens.
Among the unaccounted are 12 from the UK – including a 13–year–old girl – 105 Indian nationals, four from South Africa, 17 from Malaysia and three from the United States.
One each from Australia and the Netherlands are also unaccounted for.
Death Toll Rises as Hundreds Remain Missing
'Rising temperatures have accelerated glacier melt, altered snow cover dynamics and contributed to the rapid formation and expansion of glacial lakes, many of which are dammed by unstable moraine structures, and are prone to unexpected outbursts capable of generating destructive downstream flooding.'
Meanwhile, after floods sparked by heavy rain in Nepal in 2024, scientists from World Weather Attribution said that climate change had worsened the floods.
'If the atmosphere wasn't overloaded with fossil fuel emissions, these floods would have been less intense, less destructive and less deadly,' said researcher Mariam Zachariah, from Imperial College London.
Sadly, as temperatures continue to rise, scientists say that floods like this could become even more common in the region.
'Climate change is no longer a distant threat,' said Roshan Jha, Researcher at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai.
'With every fraction of a degree of warming, the atmosphere can potentially hold more moisture, leading to much heavier downpours, and catastrophic floods like these.'
Authorities have so far found the bodies of 55 people following the natural disaster, amid fears that many more will be found as search and rescue operations get underway.
Terrifying footage shows a tsunami wave of flood water crashing through a town, sweeping away everything in its path in the mountainous Rasuwa region of Nepal.
In Tibet, one clip showed the Gyirong Port land crossing being annihilated by the flood.
Dozens of people were seen running away in terror seconds before the water and mud crashed into the structure and wiped it out.
There are fears that a second flood may send Nepal, Tibet and neighbouring India into further chaos.
Flood alerts were issued in the populous northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as they border Nepal and several rivers flow down the mountains into their plains.
Nepali officials said hundreds of tourists and trekkers are unaccounted for, made up of 341 foreign nationals and at least 93 Nepali citizens.
Among the unaccounted are 12 from the UK – including a 13–year–old girl – 105 Indian nationals, four from South Africa, 17 from Malaysia and three from the United States.
One each from Australia and the Netherlands are also unaccounted for.
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