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Opinion | The mountains have changed. Nepal must too
1+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) The question for Nepal is therefore whether Nepal is developing the scientific knowledge, monitoring systems and institutional capacity needed to understand what is changing in the mountains before those changes become disasters. These cascading hazards are becoming increasingly important in…...
Seismic waves from Nepal???s landslide-flood reached Alaska, and so should the lessons
1+ week, 4+ day ago (203+ words) There is a lot about what happened in Nepal that we do not yet understand, and Alaska has been spared a geologic event with this level of human toll. While the heartbreaking stories continue to unfold, we have a responsibility…...
Nepal Flood: Was World's Most Expensive Eye In The Sky NISAR Caught Napping?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (805+ words) This is NISAR satellite's moment of truth: the world's most expensive civilian Earth imaging satellite was built to track Himalayan hazards among others. Why is it missing in action from the Nepal flood story? The Himalayas, with their fragile glaciers,…...
Himalayas Have Been Warning Us for Years
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (1579+ words) The images coming out of Nepal should unsettle anyone who lives in, governs, builds upon, travels through, or sends hundreds of thousands of pilgrims into the Himalayas. Entire settlements have disappeared beneath mud and debris. Rivers have become corridors of…...
Nepal floods: How satellite data is reconstructing a Himalayan disaster
2+ week, 3+ day ago (843+ words) A disaster can unfold in a Himalayan valley in minutes. Understanding what actually happened can take much longer. That is where satellites are beginning to change the picture. The assessment remains preliminary. But it is already showing how Earth-observation satellites,…...
Watch USGS scientist explains how glacial collapse triggered seismic activity in Nepal - America's Weather Center
2+ week, 3+ day ago (62+ words) FOX One USGS scientist explains how glacial collapse triggered seismic activity in Nepal Brian Collins from the USGS joins Bob Van Dillen to explain how a massive glacial collapse in Nepal generated seismic waves equivalent to a 5.2 magnitude earthquake, rather…...
Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS
2+ week, 4+ day ago (19+ words) news.cgtn.com Glacial collapse caused seismic activity, 'catastrophic' Nepal floods: USGS...
What Set Off Nepal’s Deadly Floods? Scientists Probe Unusual Seismic Activity, Ice Avalanche
2+ week, 4+ day ago (667+ words) A large volume of ice and rock debris may have entered the Lende Khola, a tributary of the Bhote Koshi River that could have generated a sudden surge that carried water, sediment and large boulders downstream, say experts as they…...
What caused the Rasuwa flood? Experts point to possible glacial lake outburst
2+ week, 4+ day ago (659+ words) Home » Cover » What caused the Rasuwa flood? Experts point to possible glacial lake outburst A devastating flood that struck Rasuwa’s Bhote Koshi River on Wednesday morning is believed to have been triggered by a possible glacial lake outburst or a…...
Nepal’s Iron Ore Mining Projects Stall, Fueling Import Dependence
2+ week, 6+ day ago (429+ words) Kathmandu— Nepal continues to rely heavily on imported iron and steel products – reaching Rs. 169.56 billion in imports during fiscal year 2024/25, making it the second-largest import category after petroleum – despite possessing significant domestic iron ore deposits. Major mining projects intended to…...