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Explosive Landslides May 'Ski Jump' Rivers
News Discovery   13 January 2016   China   South China  
This July 6, 2008 photo shows the Donghekou Landslide, triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake, which killed hundreds. LYNN HIGHLAND/U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
<p>In China's mountainous south, geologists think they have discovered a new kind of explosive super landslide that gives no warning and jumps rivers in a single bound.</p> <p>At least six of what they are calling mass ejection landslides were triggered by ...
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