landslide
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China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
China also reported a landslide, saying a border hub between Tibet and Nepal had been hit by a surge of debris.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
As Mark Poynting reports, it's not yet clear what caused the glacier to collapse, but some scientists say a massive landslide could have taken part of the glacier with it.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Wednesday’s landslide was so powerful that it triggered a 5.2 magnitude seismic event, according to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Someone else had heard that a landslide could send all the water in Spirit Lake down into the valley.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Nearly 3,000 people were still missing Saturday and 633 confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-Tibet border.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Melting glaciers and thawing permafrost can also destabilise mountain slopes, increasing the risk of landslides and other hazards.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The steep slopes and lush valleys below the Himalayan mountain range — home to many of the world’s highest peaks and remaining glaciers — are especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Its most profound impacts may well be centred around this area, with the increased risk of flooding and landslides in Peru and Ecuador and the threat of droughts and wildfires in Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Different types of disturbance shape different ecosystems: floods in the Nile, landslides on the steep pitches of the Andes, hurricanes in the Yucatan Peninsula.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
“Even a moderate earthquake could cause a local-source tsunami from submarine landsliding in Monterey Bay,” public documents say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
“The weaker alluvial sediments can amplify shaking, and mountains are vulnerable to landsliding, including along the roads that lead to mountain villages.”
From National Geographic ● Sep. 11, 2023
"When the glaciers melted the sediment was no longer supported by the ice margins, so in places it can be susceptible to landsliding."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2020
Says Norge President Judson S. Sayre: "The way orders are landsliding, we could be sold out for the year by October 15."
From Time Magazine Archive
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