Gao Rong warns Tibetan Plateau glacier loss may trigger disasters

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Gao Rong, deputy director of China’s National Climate Centre, warns that glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable as glacier area shrinks. He links the instability to potential glacier collapses and collateral disasters, as the death toll from a catastrophic China–Nepal border landslide and flood continues to rise.

WHO: Gao Rong, deputy director of China’s National Climate Centre

WHAT: Warns that glacier instability from ongoing glacier loss on the Tibetan Plateau could lead to more collapses and collateral disasters

WHEN: Reported Sep 2, 2026 at 11:56 PM ET

WHERE: China–Nepal border

WHY: The warning is triggered by mounting glacier losses and the continuing death toll from the recent catastrophic landslide and flood on the China–Nepal border.

How this story developed (showing 11 of 11 earlier reports)

Climate warming destabilizes Mont Blanc rock and ice · Sep 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM ET
Nepal flood triggered by mountain collapse in minutes · Sep 6, 2026 at 6:10 AM ET
Nepal flood disaster spotlights climate justice costs · Sep 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM ET
Nepal floods linked to glacier collapse and landslide · Sep 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM ET
Report finds pre-event warning signs before Nepal glacier collapse · Sep 1, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
India boosts glacier monitoring after Nepal disaster · Aug 29, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
Andean ice retreat raises Chile, Argentina, Peru flood fears · Aug 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM ET
Glacier collapse linked to Himalayas flooding disaster · Aug 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM ET
Nepal flash flood sparks anti-China misinformation online · Aug 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM ET
Ice and rock collapse feared to trigger Nepal surge · Aug 28, 2026 at 12:04 AM ET
Scientists cite ice avalanche as cause of Nepal flood · Aug 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET

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