Chief scientist, Mountains to Sea programme, GNS Science (New Zealand)
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Commenting on climate factors in the collapse
A slab of glacier broke off a steep Himalayan slope near the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday morning and fell roughly a kilometer to the valley floor. The impact shook the ground like a magnitude 5.2 earthquake and produced enough meltwater to flood the river system below within minutes.
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