Nepal-Tibet Floods Highlight Need for Cross-Border Early Warning System

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The flash floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, have renewed calls for cross-border monitoring amid concerns over climate change risks.

Dr. Santosh Kumar Rauniyar, Senior Research Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation's Ocean Policy Research Institute grants an interview in Tokyo on September 3. (Photo by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation)

Part of a glacier collapse high in the Himalayas on August 26 is believed to have involved an "ice-rock avalanche," or "glacial avalanche," triggering mudslides and flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border. There is growing concern that global warming may have contributed to the event.

According to figures re...

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