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What actually caused the disastrous avalanche in India

today11 February 2021

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The video footage is violent and unsettling.

On Sunday, a torrent of ice, water, mud, and debris surged through a steep river valley in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. At least 32 people are dead, with nearly 200 missing.

The tragic event happened in a warming Himalayan region where glaciers are rapidly melting and retreating. Yet glacier experts say the flood likely wasn’t triggered by the collapse of or “burst” from (not a thing) a glacier itself, though the heating…

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Written by: Mark Kaufman


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