Landslide, not earthquake, triggered deadly Nepal flash floods: USGS
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- A powerful landslide involving ice and rock, rather than an earthquake, triggered the deadly flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, clarifying an earlier report of seismic activity. The agency...S1
- A magnitude 4.9 earthquake may have triggered the collapse of a type of a glacier called a 'cirque glacier'.S2
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A powerful landslide involving ice and rock, rather than an earthquake, triggered the deadly flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, the United States Geological…
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Earthquake May Have Triggered Glacier Collapse, Flash Floods In Nepal: ISRO
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake may have triggered the collapse of a type of a glacier called a 'cirque glacier'.
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- A powerful landslide involving ice and rock, rather than an earthquake, triggered the deadly flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, clarifying an earlier report of seismic activity. The agency...S1
- A magnitude 4.9 earthquake may have triggered the collapse of a type of a glacier called a 'cirque glacier'.S2
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