Why Nepal's rare, deadly flood struck without warning
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Thousands of people are missing and hundreds are dead after a flash flood in Nepal that struck with little warning earlier this week.Why it matters: The flood is exposing the gaps in warning systems that are designed to watch out for extreme rain and rivers — not for sudden collapses high in the mountains during good weather.Glacier-driven floods under clear skies — sometimes called "blue-sky floods" — can happen in the U.S. too, especially in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, where sudden relea
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