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Nepal flooding likely caused by collapsed glacier: How and why it happened

NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins explains how a glacier collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border and why experts are linking it to climate change.

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Nepal flooding likely caused by collapsed glacier: How and why it happened
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