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Unstable Slopes: Nepal Landslide Highlights Risk to Lives and Infrastructure in Himalayas
Circle of Blue   28 May 2015   Nepal   Kali Gandaki River  
Photo courtesy of Doug Letterman / Flickr Creative Commons. A slide on May 24 blocked the Kali Gandaki River and threatened homes and the country’s largest hydropower station.
<p>The Himalayas are still unsettled more than a month after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Though the latest calamity ended without a loss of life, the landslide and flood that occurred over the weekend are a reminder that the valleys beneath ...
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