Glacier burst video from Alaska falsely viral as Nepal flash flood trigger

Following the devasting flash floods in Nepal on August 26, which claimed over 1,200 lives and caused massive destruction, a video has gone viral on social media, purporting to show the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) phenomenon. It displays footage from a search helicopter, ostensibly showing the breach of a glacial lake in China. Users […]

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