Is Nepal's flood a harbinger of what's to come in the Himalayas?

Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2026 7:48 am

Mamita Bhandari (via NPR:Health)

Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction.(Image credit: Skanda Gautam/AFP)

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