Could climate change have caused Nepal's catastrophic floods?

It is thought that the devastating flooding in Nepal was triggered when a section of a glacier in Nepal's Langtang National Park crashed onto the valley floor.

That raises the question of whether climate change was to blame for the disaster - and whether such incidents could become more common.

Sky's science and technology editor, Tom Clarke, takes a look at the evidence.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/nepal-tibet-flooding-latest-almost-300-foreign-nationals-among-hundreds-missing-tourism-board-says-13575720#12296684

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