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Floods, Quakes, and Climate Triggers | Auckland News
Flash floods in Nepal-China border zone have killed over 600 and left 2,500 missing, fueled by a deadly debris flow triggered by warming-induced mountain instability. While not climate-change-caused directly, a hotter planet is accelerating glacier melt, permafrost thaw, and rockfall risks — especially in high-altitude regions like Nepal and New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Global seismic links are also emerging: quakes above magnitude five can ripple across tectonic plates, even if geographically distant. The 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption proved how one event can send shockwaves…
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