How Climate Change Worsened Nepal's Deadly Mountain Collapse The August 26th collapse of Langtang Lirung in Nepal sent a massive rock and glacier avalanche careening into valleys below, killing nearly 1,400 people and leaving thousands missing.
Initial reports suggested an earthquake as the culprit, but research now reveals that climate change had been quietly laying the groundwork for catastrophe.
Decades of warming have reshaped the Himalayas, with temperatures rising by 1. 5 degrees Celsius in the region due to fossil fuel emissions.