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Nepal disaster highlights risks for NZ mountains

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) School of Earth and Environment senior lecturer Dr. Robinson was part of an international research team investigating the Aug. 26 disaster, when a massive rock and ice avalanche in the Himalaya rapidly transformed into a devastating debris f...

Nepal disaster highlights risks for NZ mountains
Image: Phys.org
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) School of Earth and Environment senior lecturer Dr. Robinson was part of an international research team investigating the Aug. 26 disaster, when a massive rock and ice avalanche in the Himalaya rapidly transformed into a devastating debris flood.

Originally published at Phys.org

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