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Precursory indications of movement for the 26 August 2026 Langtang Lirung landslide in Nepal

Examination of Planet Labs satellite imagery before the collapse of the slope suggests that there were surprisingly few signs of incipient failure. The catastrophic landslide – debris flow – flood that swept through Tibet and Nepal on 26 August originated with very large rock slope failure on the flanks of Langtang Lirung, a massif located […]

Precursory indications of movement for the 26 August 2026 Langtang Lirung landslide in Nepal

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