‘Needle in a haystack’: The race to detect danger across the Himalayas
- KATHMANDU: As the first images of a deadly torrent ripping through Nepal’s Trishuli River valley emerged on Aug 26, some of the region’s leading glaciologists were sitting in a conference room across the Chinese border in Sichuan province, watching in dismay.
- Some of the scientists who know the Himalayas best were discussing the gaps in monitoring and understanding cryosphere hazards at a regional scientific network meeting.
- And the mountains had just demonstrated their staggering power.
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- KATHMANDU: As the first images of a deadly torrent ripping through Nepal’s Trishuli River valley emerged on Aug 26, some of the region’s leading glaciologists were sitting in a conference room across the Chinese border in Sichuan province, watching in dismay.
- Some of the scientists who know the Himalayas best were discussing the gaps in monitoring and understanding cryosphere hazards at a regional scientific network meeting.
- And the mountains had just demonstrated their staggering power.
Sources: CNA