Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse

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By Sachi Kitajima MulkeySep 8, 2026, 4:45 am56 ptsTrending
On August 26, the side of a mountain near the border between Nepal and Tibet collapsed. Seven billion cubic feet of glacial ice and rock, enough to fill 100 football stadiums, crashed roughly a mile straight down into the river below. The impact created a muddy wall of water that swept through the valley as…

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