The collapse of part of a mountain created a flash flood of a scale and speed no one had imagined, survivors said. Hundreds died, at least, and many more are missing.
Glaciers and permafrost in the Himalayas are melting faster as temperatures rise, though scientists are still studying the exact causes of this week’s landslide.
Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.
Scientists and disaster response researchers said Nepal’s early flood warning system relied on a conventional network of river gauges in this remote region.
Satellite images show a glacier before (top) and after it collapsed in Nepal. Its collapse, according to scientists, may have set off deadly flash flooding.
The authorities reported hundreds of people missing and at least 160 people killed in the border region of Nepal and Tibet, where an avalanche of mud, water, ice and rocks smashed down.
President Trump appeared to suggest that the United States would impose economic penalties on countries that do business with Iran, though he did not specify what actions he would take.
Volcanic activity at Mount Etna as seen from Mareneve near Catania in Italy last week. Italian authorities say a 29-year-old American hiker was killed by lightning while hiking on Europe’s most active volcano.
Jason Arday, the school’s youngest Black professor, was found dead on Friday. The school ignored a series of warnings about his life story and his work.
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