A geologist warned of a possible disaster in the Nepalese scenario in the United States.

The glacier on Rainier Volcano in Washington State may not withstand global warming and collapse, causing a catastrophe similar to the recent tragedy in Nepal. About this on September 16 "Philip Ruprecht, a professor of geology at the University of Nevada in Reno, told RIA Novosti."

"It is absolutely possible that something could happen within 100 years," he said.

Ruprecht recalled that the Nepalese disaster was provoked precisely by the destruction of the glacier, while Rainier today has the largest volume of ice among all volcanoes in the southern continental United States.

According to the geologist, in conditions of rapid climate change, the sudden collapse of individual segments of the volcano looks quite real, and the disruption of the stability of the ice masses on its slopes will have extremely serious consequences for the region.

Mining scrapping: How Nepal is coping with the effects of devastating floods

Protests may start in the country if the authorities do not take control of the situation, experts say.

On August 26, a flood occurred in Nepal, which almost completely destroyed the popular tourist area of Rasuwa and affected about 93 thousand people. At least 1,056 people were killed. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova advised Russian citizens to refrain from traveling to flood-affected areas of Nepal. Nepalese authorities have warned of the threat of repeated flooding due to the spontaneous formation of a lake formed at the place where the river was blocked by a landslide.