{
  "id": 3966789,
  "title": "China’s radar satellites capture sharp images of glacier collapse site in Nepal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/chinas-radar-satellites-capture-sharp-images-of-glacier-collapse-site-3966789",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:40:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3365639/chinas-radar-satellites-capture-sharp-images-glacier-collapse-site-nepal"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Within hours of a devastating glacier collapse on the China-Nepal border, a Beijing-based satellite company had already redirected six of its satellites to survey the disaster zone. The high-resolution radar images they captured revealed a massive collapse site near a remote mountain pass. Unlike optical sensors, radar signals can pierce through haze and cloud, mapping terrain changes with high…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China and Nepal built an early warning system for melting glaciers in Himalayas. Does it work?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/china-and-nepal-built-an-early-warning-system-for-melting-glaciers-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T12:34:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}