Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster | Michael Mann
Climate scientist Michael Mann argues that the recent catastrophic glacial collapse in Nepal is a direct consequence of human-caused global warming. He emphasizes that such disasters are no longer statistical anomalies but clear indicators of an increasingly dangerous climate future.
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This perspective links specific extreme weather events to broader climate trends, urging immediate global action to prevent further humanitarian disasters.
‘The Nepal flooding was was the exclamation point on a summer of extremes.’/Getty Images ‘The Nepal flooding was was the exclamation point on a summer of extremes.’/Getty Images Opinion Nepal-Tibet flood disaster Nepal’s glacial collapse foreshadowed a future of climate disaster Michael Mann The deluge capped a summer of extreme climate events, from deadly heatwaves to wildfires. We must take action now
F or millennia, the high peaks of the Himalayas were held together by an invisible, frozen cement – permafrost and glacial ice that bound ancient rock into seemingly unshakable fortresses. But as the planet continues to warm, this alpine glue is liquefying.
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