
economist.com
August 27, 2026
1 min read
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Summary
Science & technology | Mountain wrath The terrifying mechanics of the Nepali flash flood How a glacial avalanche visits devastation |2 min read One of earth’s peculiarities as a planet is that its surface temperatures hover near the melting point of water, meaning some parts of it are covered by that substance in its liquid form and some by it in its solid form, ice. One consequence is that life i...