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By&nbspLaura Fleischmann Published on 29/08/2026 – 12:02 GMT+2 Authorities in Nepal suspect that the recent devastating flash flood was triggered by a glacial lake outburst or a glacier collapse in the Himalayas – something experts say could also threaten the Alps. A torrent of water, mud and debris surged almost 170 kilometres through southwest Tibet and into central Nepal earlier this week, killing hundreds of people. Such disasters are also possible in Europe, particularly in the Alps, explains glaciologist Olaf Eisen, a professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and at the University of Bremen. As…

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