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Lake overflows on Nepal-China border, sparking panic and halting rescue

A lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-China border started to overflow on Friday, triggering panic and

Lake overflows on Nepal-China border, sparking panic and halting rescue
Asia|Environment|Science

The Latest: Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in area of Nepal-China border disaster

Rescuers worked through mud and debris in areas devastated by a flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China

The Latest: Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in area of Nepal-China border disaster
Environment|Science|World

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal

As researchers investigate how a landslide caused such catastrophic flooding in Nepal, a CNN review of satellite imagery and videos sheds light on how the flood unfolded. CNN's Yahya Abou-Ghazala reports

What new satellite images show about the destructive flooding in Nepal
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Nepal lake breaks banks, water level rising, district official says

Officials in Nepal's Rasuwa district have received a notice saying a lake has broken its banks, two days after a flash flood hit the region, Narendra Pariyar, the most

Nepal lake breaks banks, water level rising, district official says
Asia|Environment

China resumes rescue work after assessing upstream lake conditions

Chinese authorities have assessed that risks from an overflowing lake formed after a glacier collapse that triggered catastrophic flooding on the China-Nepal

China resumes rescue work after assessing upstream lake conditions
Travel

A New York teenager and mother are among 90 Americans missing in Nepal as families desperately search for answers

A New York teenager and mother are among 90 Americans missing in Nepal as families desperately search for answers

A New York teenager and mother are among 90 Americans missing in Nepal as families desperately search for answers
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Around the world, people desperately search for news of missing loved ones after Nepal-China floods

Around the world, people desperately search for news of missing loved ones after Nepal-China floods

Around the world, people desperately search for news of missing loved ones after Nepal-China floods
Asia|Travel|World

What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region

What to know about Mount Kailash, a sacred site for pilgrims missing after floods in Nepal and Tibet
Environment|Science

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas

Scientists say a deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a glacier chunk breaking off and temporarily damming a river

Nepal floods highlight growing glacier risks in warming Himalayas
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Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say

A deadly flash flood near Nepal's border with Tibet on Wednesday may have been triggered

Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say
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Deadly disasters in the Himalayas over a dozen years

A massive flash flood killed at least nine people on Wednesday in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, washing away villages, damaging roads, bridges and power

Deadly disasters in the Himalayas over a dozen years
Environment|Science|Travel|World

Giant ice tower delays opening of Everest climbing route

Hundreds of mountaineers are stranded at the Himalayan base camp for Mount Everest as a crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, including one towering block

Giant ice tower delays opening of Everest climbing route
Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt.

Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods