South Asian mountain regions face escalating climate-related disasters as rising temperatures trigger glacier retreat and destabilize terrain. Nepal, Assam, and Kerala experience intensifying flash floods and landslides, compounded by aggressive urbanization in vulnerable zones. Unregulated infrastructure development amplifies disaster risk, as construction projects ignore geological hazards. Scientists warn that combining climate volatility with poor land-use planning creates catastrophic scenarios, threatening millions of residents and necessitating urgent policy reforms and sustainable development strategies.

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