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The avalanches, linked to climate change, could alter local ecology and increase flood risks
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The surprise collapse of two Tibetan glaciers in 2016 drew the notice of climate scientists worldwide. A new study finds that the consequences of these ice avalanches are still rippling today. Credit: Joshua Stevens and Jesse Allen
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In July 2016, a glacier in Tibet s Aru mountain range suddenly and catastrophically collapsed. The resulting ice avalanche buried more than 3 square miles of land, killing nine people and hundreds of livestock.
Just a few months later, a second glacier in the same mountain range also unexpectedly collapsed.