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Glacier collapse likely triggered deadly mudslide in Nepal, experts say

A collapsing glacier and a landslide likely triggered the mudslide in Nepal. This type of flash flood has become more common as global warming continues, according to Mats Eriksson at the Swedish Geotechnical Institute. "We will certainly experience more similar events in the future," he says.

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