GS-1HIMALAYAN CRYOSPHERE AND GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST FLOODS
A Chinese Glacier Study Just Confirmed What Nepal's 1981 Flood Already Warned India
A study cited by China's People's Daily, based on the latest glacier inventory compiled by the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (Chinese Academy of Sciences), quantifies decades of Tibetan Plateau glacier retreat and directly links it to the August 26, 2026 glacial collapse on the Nepal-China border, renewing concern over downstream GLOF risk in India and Nepal.
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