Warning of debris flows: Establishing a permanent trans-Himalayan scientific expedition mechanism

By Nirmal P. Acharya At around 9 a.m. on August 26, an ice glacier on the southern slope of Mount Lantangliang in Nepal broke off at an altitude of about 5,200 meters, triggering an ice and rock avalanche. The massive ice-rock mass rapidly descended from high elevation to around 4,000 meters, eroding the mountainside and […]