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Walter Immerzeel is a mountain hydrologist at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and contributed to the new report.
The flood assessment report was prepared by two dozen researchers and published by World Weather Attribution.
The flood assessment report has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
The death toll from the Himalayan floods stood at over 1,300 three weeks after the disaster.
Thousands of people remain unaccounted for following the Himalayan floods.
Nepal estimates the cost to recover and rebuild from the floods will be $5 billion.
A report concluded that industrial emissions have significantly warmed the Himalayan region where floods occurred in Nepal and Tibet.
Researchers said a 2015 earthquake in Nepal might have been a factor in causing the mountain slope to collapse.
A report stated that rising temperatures very likely contributed to the Himalayan floods by destabilizing ice and permafrost.
Report author Manjeet Dhakal stated that human-caused warming had a 'very strong linkage' to the Himalayan flood disaster.
The court document concerning Alex Saab's case does not identify the person referred to as 'Government Official 1A'.
Fact: In January 2024, Nicolás Maduro made Alex Saab president of Venezuela's foreign-investment center.
Court documents describe a participant in a scheme as 'Government Official 1A,' who is one of Venezuela's highest-ranking officials.
Alex Saab's political rehabilitation ended with the fall of Maduro's government.
Fact: Court records show that in 2018, Alex Saab signed a cooperation agreement with the DEA, met with agents, provided information, and transferred $12.5 million.
Alex Saab admitted that 'Government Official 1A' approved and protected a scheme and used a surrogate for illegal payments.
Alex Saab accepted money from CLAP contracts and assisted Venezuelan officials through February 2026, according to a factual proffer.
Fact: Alex Saab's 2023 pardon was part of a deal involving the release of 10 Americans, 20 Venezuelan political prisoners, and fugitive Leonard Francis.
Fact: In 2017, Alex Saab sued journalist Roberto Deniz and three editors for defamation.
Fact: In 2021, after a 16-month legal fight, Cabo Verde extradited Alex Saab to Miami.