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Experts point finger at climate change for Seti flood
Added At: 2012-05-15 5:06 PM
Last Updated At: 2012-05-15 5:06 PM
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KATHMANDU: A well known environmentalist and renowned mountaineer Ken Noguchi, and famous journalist Jun Hiraga from Japan claimed after the research and investigation into the devastating Seti River flood area that climate change effect was to blame for the flood.
The team including two Nepalese Sirdar Minga Norbu Sherpa and Mingma Adhikari visited the flood affected area through helicopter for the investigation.
They have claimed that the massive ice fell from a height of about 6,500 m from Annapurna IV (7525m) and blocked the gorge of Seti River due to which the newly formed river lake burst and caused the devastating flood.
The team has claimed there was no possibility of melting snow in such the massive form though the rising temperature due to climate change would cause gradual melting of the snow pieces.
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