科学家的最新研究表明，全球气候变暖是导致尼泊尔和西藏上月发生冰川崩塌灾难的重要因素。134 这场灾难造成1300多人死亡，1234还有数千人失踪。2 崩塌的冰川释放了大量冰雪，引发大规模山洪灾害。1
研究人员在灾难发生前观察到了异常温暖的气候条件。1 具体而言，喜马拉雅山区的快速变暖加剧了地质灾害的级联反应，超越了该地区的适应极限。34 这项研究是首次系统分析气候变化与该地区山体和冰川崩塌之间关系的工作，为理解极端气候事件对高海拔地区的影响提供了科学依据。14
A scientific investigation has identified global warming as a probable cause of a catastrophic glacier collapse in Nepal and Tibet that claimed more than 1,300 lives 123. The collapse released 110 cubic meters of ice and snow, triggering massive flooding downstream 1. Research documented unusually warm weather conditions preceding the disaster, linking decades of climate warming in the Himalayan region to the geohazard cascade that unfolded 234. According to the analysis, rapid warming in the Himalaya has exceeded local adaptation limits, exacerbating the chain reaction of geological hazards 4. The incident also left thousands of people missing 2.
This marks the first study to establish a direct connection between climate change and the glacier and rockslide disaster that devastated the region 12. Scientists concluded that accelerating temperatures in the Himalayan mountain range were a key factor in triggering the initial ice and rock collapse, which subsequently unleashed the deadly floodwaters 34.
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