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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
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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
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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
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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