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Climate change led to Nepal landslide, scientists find

Climate change contributed to the conditions that led to last month's catastrophic rock and ice collapse on Nepal's northern border by thinning glaciers and thawing the frozen ground that helped hold the mountain together, scientists have concluded.

Climate change led to Nepal landslide, scientists find

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Climate change contributed to the conditions that led to last month's catastrophic rock and ice collapse on Nepal's northern border by thinning glaciers and thawing the frozen ground that helped hold the mountain together, scientists have concluded.

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Climate change contributed to the conditions that led to last month's catastrophic rock and ice collapse on Nepal's northern border by thinning glaciers and thawing the frozen ground that helped hold the mountain together, scientists have concluded.

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