Glacial breach leaves 359 dead

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Gavin L. Foster, Adrian Luckman , and 11 more Oliver L. Phillips, Gavin L. Foster, Adrian Luckman, Katharine Hayhoe, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Christopher Wright, Suzanne de Cheveigné, Karen O’Leary, Anders Sundnes Løvlie, Leigh Sparks, Andrew Scott, David Burrows, François Guesnet

123%

Scholar power: 123.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Oliver L. Phillips	27%	117	29.2%
🎓 Gavin L. Foster	29%	74	24.9%
🎓 Adrian Luckman	28%	61	21.9%
🎓 Katharine Hayhoe	28%	51	20.0%
🎓 Marco Festa‐Bianchet	17%	81	15.3%
🎓 Stacy D. VanDeveer	12%	31	6.7%
🎓 Christopher Wright	4%	43	2.6%
🎓 Suzanne de Cheveigné	3%	20	1.3%
🎓 Karen O’Leary	2%	12	0.7%
🎓 Anders Sundnes Løvlie	1%	14	0.4%
🎓 Leigh Sparks	1%	40	0.6%
🎓 Andrew Scott	0%	29	0.0%
🎓 David Burrows	0%	12	0.0%
🎓 François Guesnet	-	9	-
Total			123.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

46.0%

1046.4 h

1682

123.7%

Ranking score

0.014

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Nahel Belgherze

@wxnb.bsky.social

An incredibly well-timed Landsat 9 pass captured the effects of yesterday’s catastrophic glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border. The event was so massive that it was detected by seismometers around the world.

August 27, 2026 at 7:24 AM

by Valerie M. Delmotte Reposted by Bernard Davasse, Fabián Muniesa

88%

Scholar power: 88.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Valerie M. Delmotte	29%	102	87.9%
🎓 Bernard Davasse	2%	7	0.5%
🎓 Fabián Muniesa	0%	34	0.0%
Total			88.4%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index + sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

52.0%

1043.5 h

1297

88.4%

Ranking score

0.01

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Valérie Masson-Delmotte

@valmasdel.bsky.social

La catastrophe au Népal a été induite par un effondrement de glacier du Langtang Lirung, à une altitude d'environ 5200 mètres.

Que sait-on du lien avec le réchauffement climatique dû aux activités humaines pour les glaciers de ce secteur ?

1/...

August 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM

Reposted by Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

35%

Scholar power: 35.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht	27%	170	35.2%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

49.0%

1032.4 h

837

35.2%

Ranking score

0.004

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Gavin L. Foster, Peter Thorne, Mark Lubell

58%

Scholar power: 58.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gavin L. Foster	29%	74	24.9%
🎓 Peter Thorne	30%	57	22.6%
🎓 Mark Lubell	14%	63	11.1%
Total			58.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

53.0%

1041.2 h

60

58.7%

Ranking score

0.003

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Bethan Davies

@iceybethan.bsky.social

My initial thoughts on the Langtang-Lirung glacier collapse and devastating floods in Tibet and Nepal.
www.antarcticglaciers.org/2026/08/augu...

August 2026 Nepal-Tibet floods - AntarcticGlaciers.org

On 26th August 2026, devastating floods hit Nepal and Tibet. At time of writing, 1400 people were missing, and 270 bodies had been recovered, but this toll is sadly expected to rise. The flooding hit ...

www.antarcticglaciers.org

August 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM

by Fernando Valladares

61%

Scholar power: 61.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fernando Valladares	21%	94	61.1%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

47.0%

1042.9 h

13

61.1%

Ranking score

0.003

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

29%

Scholar power: 29.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Roger A. Pielke	30%	95	29.2%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

46.0%

1046.5 h

725

29.2%

Ranking score

0.002

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Gavin L. Foster, Peter Thorne

47%

Scholar power: 47.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gavin L. Foster	29%	74	24.9%
🎓 Peter Thorne	30%	57	22.6%
Total			47.6%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

46.0%

1037.9 h

505

47.6%

Ranking score

0.002

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

View post

Reposted by Gérard Govers

18%

Scholar power: 18.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gérard Govers	19%	97	18.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

50.0%

1049.5 h

526

18.7%

Ranking score

0.002

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

29%

Scholar power: 29.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Roger A. Pielke	30%	95	29.2%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

47.0%

1038.5 h

221

29.2%

Ranking score

0.002

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht

105%

Scholar power: 105.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht	27%	170	105.6%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

51.0%

1037.1 h

0

105.6%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Fernando Valladares

61%

Scholar power: 61.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fernando Valladares	21%	94	61.1%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

54.0%

1042.8 h

0

61.1%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Gavin L. Foster, Sheila R. Foster

25%

Scholar power: 25.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gavin L. Foster	29%	74	24.9%
🎓 Sheila R. Foster	2%	19	0.9%
Total			25.8%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

54.0%

1050.4 h

88

25.8%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Prof Ian Hall

@ianhall.bsky.social

A climate tragedy? The immediate trigger appears to have been a catastrophic glacier collapse. But Nepal has lost nearly a third of its ice in just over three decades as the Himalayas warm. The climate connection is potentially real.

news.sky.com/video/nepal-...

Nepal floods: Climate change 'bursting' Himalayan glaciers

The Nepalese journalist Surendra Phuyal tells Sky News about the climate change link to 'one of the worst disasters in Nepal.'

news.sky.com

August 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM

by Elizabeth Kolbert Reposted by A. E. Dessler

18%

Scholar power: 18.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Elizabeth Kolbert	-	0	-
🎓 A. E. Dessler	26%	51	18.6%
Total			18.6%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

51.0%

1051.4 h

71

18.6%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Elizabeth Kolbert

@elizkolbert.bsky.social

A year ago, the Swiss town of Blatter was destroyed by an ice-rock avalanche. Now hundreds are missing Nepal owing to the same kind of disaster. This only going to become more common as the climate warms.

The 2025 Blatten disaster in the Swiss Alps followed exceptional warming and highlights the vulnerability of people and heritage in glaciated landscapes - Communications Earth & Environment

On 28 May 2025, twenty million cubic metres of rock and ice buried the medieval village of Blatten and nearby settlements in the Swiss Lötschen valley. In the wake of the warmest decade since at least...

www.nature.com

August 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM

by Andrew J. Weaver

69%

Scholar power: 69.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Andrew J. Weaver	27%	74	69.7%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

52.0%

1053.6 h

0

69.7%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Francisco J. Tapiador

42%

Scholar power: 42.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Francisco J. Tapiador	27%	28	42.9%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

52.0%

1039.7 h

2

42.9%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Gavin L. Foster

74%

Scholar power: 74.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gavin L. Foster	29%	74	74.8%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

48.0%

1055.4 h

6

74.8%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Gavin Foster

@thefosterlab.bsky.social

If confirmed another terrible consequence of anthropogenic climate change

Drawn @commoner.bsky.social · Aug 26

So the Nepal disaster was not caused by a quake as thought, but by the collapse of a glacial snout. (There was no quake, the shock of the collapse caused land vibration.)

Ice frozen into rock cracks holds a glacier in place. But the ice gets near 80% weaker if it warms, (doesn't need to unfreeze).

Chris Gloninger @climatechris.bsky.social · Aug 26

The M5.2 in Nepal wasn't an earthquake. USGS relabeled it "M 5.2 Landslide," depth 0.0 km.

No quake trigger, no GLOF evidence, no rain reported below. A glacier snout appears to have failed on its own.

Ice in rock joints loses up to 78% of its strength warming from −10°C to −0.5°C. Still frozen.

August 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM

by Khaiwal Ravindra

64%

Scholar power: 64.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Khaiwal Ravindra	29%	55	64.5%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

46.0%

1047.8 h

1

64.5%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Catherine Kyobutungi, Trudy Harpham

3%

Scholar power: 3.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Catherine Kyobutungi	4%	57	3.0%
🎓 Trudy Harpham	1%	40	0.6%
Total			3.7%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

50.0%

1046.0 h

589

3.7%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Steve Keen

0%

Scholar power: 0.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Keen	1%	29	0.5%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

53.0%

1041.6 h

3992

0.5%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

by Khaiwal Ravindra

64%

Scholar power: 64.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Geology 31%, Environmental science 31%, Engineering 15%, Geography 12%, Public Health 11%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Khaiwal Ravindra	29%	55	64.5%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

Ranking score inputs

Relevance

Recency

Reposts

Scholar power

48.0%

1049.6 h

0

64.5%

Ranking score

0.001

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Add to Home Screen

News, ranked by scholars

Glacial breach leaves 359 dead

View post

Add to Home Screen

News, ranked by scholars

Glacial breach leaves 359 dead

Scholar power: 123.7%

Scholar power: 88.4%

Scholar power: 35.2%

Scholar power: 58.7%

Scholar power: 61.1%

Scholar power: 29.2%

Scholar power: 47.6%

View post

Scholar power: 18.7%

Scholar power: 29.2%

Scholar power: 105.6%

Scholar power: 61.1%

Scholar power: 25.8%

Scholar power: 18.6%

Scholar power: 69.7%

Scholar power: 42.9%

Scholar power: 74.8%

Scholar power: 64.5%

Scholar power: 3.7%

Scholar power: 0.5%

Scholar power: 64.5%

Sign in to LightNews

Sign up to start reading

Connect Bluesky

Connect with Bluesky