Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides—and climate change is worsening the crisis

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Three-quarters of annual rain in the Himalayas arrives in the monsoon season from June to September. Within this rainy period are sudden and extremely intense cloudbursts, which often 'pop' over a relatively small area (akin to a cloud bursting open like a balloon).

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