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Himalayan region faces escalating landslide and flood risks
La República·IN · NP · BT·1 day ago
A study published in Nature identifies a statistically significant increase in extreme weather events, specifically landslides and floods, within Nepal. The research attributes this trend to accelerating global warming, though the precise localized impact of specific climate variables remains subject to ongoing modeling. This highlights the growing vulnerability of Himalayan infrastructure to climate-induced geological instability.