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Why the Nepal flash flood was almost impossible to predict | About That
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September 2, 2026
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11:53Now PlayingA collapsed glacier in Nepal caused catastrophic flooding that killed more than a thousand people, while thousands more are still missing. Andrew Chang breaks down what accelerated the flood to such a violent degree and how factors like the scale of the Himalayan mountains and the region's climate make prediction and monitoring so challenging.
Intro - 00:00
A cascading disaster - 1:34
A blind spot? - 5:13
CORRECTION (September 3, 2026): The correct unit of measurement for the debris described going down the mountain slope at 2:39 is metres.
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