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Satellite Imagery Links Glacier Collapse to Flash Floods Near Tibet-Nepal Border
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Satellite data from Planet Labs reveals a massive glacier collapse that triggered devastating flash floods and landslides in the Himalayas.
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Over the last 30 years, Nepal's snow-covered mountains lost nearly one-third of their ice.
In the last 10 years, glacier melting rates increased by 65%.
24 hours before the disaster, a significant amount of snow melted.
A glacier broke at 5,200 meters and fell 1,200 meters into a valley.
Flash floods surged through the Potego and Trisuli rivers, with water levels at Gauchi rising 9 meters in 30 minutes.
Who & What's Involved
Planet LabsReutersVikram GuptaSikkim UniversityUnited Nations
Topics
Glacier CollapseClimate ChangeFlash FloodsHimalayasSatellite Monitoring
Locations
Tibet-Nepal BorderNepalIndiaChinaHimalayasGauchi