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Diagram showing various glacial lake outburst flood process chains
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Artificial Lake-Level Lowering Alleviates Floods in the Himalayas

by Dongfeng Li 8 March 20236 March 2023

A new model combining future permafrost degradation and related avalanches demonstrates that artificial lake-lowering could significantly reduce the risk of glacial lake outburst floods.

Sensors attached to an orange buoy on the deck of a research vessel
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River Floods Can Trigger Powerful Underwater Landslides

by Carolyn Wilke 26 August 202225 January 2023

A record-length turbidity current triggered by river flooding has revealed a new link between the surface and the deep sea.

Satellite image of an icy ridge on Mars
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The Massive Ice Avalanches of Mars

by Joshua Rapp Learn 27 April 20208 August 2022

Ice avalanches may have traveled at speeds of up to 80 meters per second.

Researchers use radar imaging to examine how snow temperature influences avalanche behavior
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Peering Beneath the Powder: Using Radar to Understand Avalanches

by Terri Cook 6 April 20189 December 2021

High-resolution radar images from Switzerland’s experimental test site show that snow temperature is a key factor in classifying avalanche behavior.

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Forensic Analysis of Landslide Reveals Rocky Secrets

by JoAnna Wendel 4 March 201624 February 2022

Scientists used drones, seismic data, and eyewitness accounts to figure out what unleashed an unthinkably large landslide on a spring day in Colorado.

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Slow-Moving Glide Avalanches Still Pack a Punch

by N. McGuire 20 November 201520 November 2015

Predicting glide avalanches and explaining how they work are difficult tasks, but the forces they exert can be calculated fairly well.

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