Nepal's catastrophic flooding is a red alert for the world's mountain towns
Catastrophic flooding in Nepal serves as a warning for mountain towns globally. Experts suggest that climate change is weakening ice and snow, increasing the risk of disasters in vulnerable regions.
Towers of ice and snow weakened by a quickly heating planet will, one way or another, wreak havoc down-mountain in vulnerable landscapes.
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