WWA study links Nepal landslide to climate change; 5,000 missing

A landslide in Nepal, triggered by a rock and ice avalanche from over 5 km altitude, has left over 5,000 people missing. A World Weather Attribution study attributes the event to climate change, though the specific causal chain remains uncertain. This marks a notable attribution of a high-mortality disaster to climate factors, with implications for regional disaster preparedness and climate policy.