The video, filmed by a Chinese tour guide in Tibet, shows huge chunks of ice breaking away from a ridge on Langtang Lirung peak, on the Nepali side of the border.

Global warming is making high-altitude regions unstable, and could trigger more frequent landslides and floods.

The floods, which killed at least 100 with thousands more missing on both sides of the Nepal-Tibet border, are among the deadliest in recent memory. | World News

Nepal flash floods were caused by a glacial collapse, not an earthquake. This event originated in Tibet and caused significant destruction in Nepal. The disaster killed 162 people…

What triggered the catastrophic flash flood at the Nepal-Tibet border? A massive glacier and debris collapse is believed to have sent a sudden surge of water, mud and rocks into…

A glacial collapse occurs when a large mass of ice and rock suddenly breaks from a mountain slope, potentially triggering avalanches, debris flows and flash floods. The…