A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya

H. Shugar, D.; Jacquemart, M.; Shean, D.; Bhushan, S.; Upadhyay, K.; Sattar, A.; Schwanghart, W.; McBride, S.; Van Wyk de Vries, M.; Mergili, M.; Emmer, A.; Deschamps-Berger, C.; McDonnell, M.; Bhambri, R.; Allen, S.; Berthier, E.; L. Carrivick, J.; J. Clague, J.; Dokukin, M.; A. Dunning, S.; Frey, H.; Gascoin, S.; K. Haritashya, U.; Huggel, C.; Kääb, A.; S. Kargel, J.; L. Kavanaugh, J.; Lacroix, P.; Petley, D.; Rupper, S.; F. Azam, M.; J. Cook, S.; P. Dimri, A.; Eriksson, M.; Farinotti, D.; Fiddes, J.; R. Gnyawali, K.; Harrison, S.; Jha, M.; Koppes, M.; Kumar, A.; Leinss, S.; Majeed, U.; Mal, S.; Muhuri, A.; Noetzli, J.; Paul, F.; Rashid, I.; Sain, K.; Steiner, J.; Ugalde, F.; S. Watson, C.; J. Westoby, M.

doi:10.1126/science.abh4455

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A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya

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D. H. Shugar

M. Jacquemart

D. Shean

Abstract

A deadly cascade A catastrophic landslide in Uttarakhand state in India on February 2021 damaged two hydropower plants, and more than 200 people were killed or are missing. Shugar et al. describe the cascade of events that led to this disaster. A massive rock and ice avalanche roared down a Himalaya...

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