Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
Category: Langtang (Nepal)
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In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters
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As Deadly Flash Flooding Batters Nepal, Some Fear ‘the Entire Himalayas Are Melting’
The New York Times – Travel:A glacier unleashed a deadly flood earlier this week. For local trekking guides and climbers, the mountains were already changing.