New Study Reveals Clues About the Origins of Nepal’s Deadly Flood
A new study in the journal Seismica presents the first comprehensive seismic analysis of what happened during the disastrous flood in Nepal on Aug. 26.
Inside Climate News reports that a new study in the journal Seismica presents the first comprehensive seismic analysis of what happened during the disastrous flood in Nepal on Aug. 26.
But exactly what triggered the mountainside to give way remains unclear. A massive section of a Himalayan mountainside collapsed near the Nepal-China border, sending millions of cubic meters of rock.
This environment story centres on Nepal. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include the Origins of Nepal’s Deadly, Study Reveals Clues and Seismica.
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