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The early February Uttarakhand flood in India made global headlines, bringing with it new layers of concern regarding the Himalayas. The shocking videos ensure that the incident will continue to draw attention because of climate change impacts in a region that shelters some of the world’s poorest.
The unprecedented flood reminded people of other events that had made headlines in the past: the devastating flood in Kedarnath in June 2013 which killed more than 5000 people and damaged property worth billions of rupees and the Seti flood in May 2012 in Nepal which killed 72 people. The Kedarnath flood occurred during the early monsoon period, an unusual time for floods, but it wasn’t a big surprise because cloud bursts are a common phenomenon in these parts of the Himalayas. However, the fatal floods of the Seti occurred in May, a very dry month in the
With rescue efforts still underway, the disaster has swiftly become international news.
Media coverage has speculated about the cause of the devastation, with glacial lake “outbursts”, broken glaciers and avalanches all put forward as possible explanations.
In this factcheck, Carbon Brief unpacks how the events unfolded and speaks to scientists who suggest that a landslide was, in fact, the most likely primary cause.
And while further analysis is needed to assess the role of climate change, one scientist tells Carbon Brief that rising temperatures are causing “more of these big slope collapses”.
What happened?
According to police in Uttrakhand, the flood hit around 05:30GMT (11:00 local time). The torrent of water, ice and debris first destroyed the Rishiganga hydroelectric project – a small dam of roughly 13.2MW. BBC News reported that “the impact catapulted water along the Dhauliganga river” where it hit the much larger 520MW Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower�
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