A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster

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Original Record Source.

View the original record authored by ‘Michael Le Page’ at ‘New Scientist’ via recovered Helion Archive database link:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2586497-a-glacier-collapse-is-most-likely-cause-of-the-nepal-disaster/

A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster

Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of 5 kilometres, causing it to plummet around a kilometre into the river valley below
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