Recent satellite images reveal dramatic changes in natural landscapes, highlighting a shrinking glacier and a river expanding in size. These changes are particularly evident in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, where a house stands dangerously close to the Trishuli River’s now swollen and debris-laden banks.

On Wednesday, destructive flash floods in Nepal and China caused the tragic deaths of over 170 people. Experts believe the floods were triggered by a landslide resulting from the collapse of a glacier. This analysis comes from a team of geoscientists who acted swiftly to understand the disaster’s origins. These events are a warning sign of the increasing hazards associated with ice melting due to global warming.