The causes that triggered the Nepal-Tibet flooding disaster

from The World: Latest Stories · host Carolyn Beeler

Flooding is common in Nepal. But the avalanche that triggered water and debris to surge down the Trishuli River was of an entirely different magnitude. The World's Carolyn Beeler explains what caused the disaster, and what role scientists say climate change may have played.

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