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I am a planetary scientist, a glaciologist, a student of the Earth and Cosmos. Humans are among the most amazing, good Universal phenomena, and the most tragic.
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Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

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By J. S. Kargel, G. J. Leonard, D. H. Shugar, B. M. Collins, D. W. Green, U. K. Haritashya, A. Bevington, E. J. Fielding, K. Fujita, M. Geertsema, E. S. Miles, J. Steiner, E. Anderson, S. Bajracharya, G. W. Bawden, D. F. Breashears, A. Byers, M. R. Dhital
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The Gorkha earthquake (magnitude 7.8) on 25 April 2015 and later aftershocks struck South Asia, killing ~9000 people and damaging a large region. Supported by a large campaign of responsive satellite data acquisitions over the earthquake disaster zone, our team undertook a satellite image survey of the earthquakes’ induced geohazards in Nepal and China and an assessment of the geomorphic, tectonic, and lithologic controls on quake-induced landslides.
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Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal’s 2015 Gorkha earthquake

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By Water Resources, J. S. Kargel, G. J. Leonard, D. H. Shugar
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Our “Volunteer Group” of scientists from nine nations, motivated by humanitarian needs, focused on satellite-based systematic mapping and analysis of earthquake-induced geohazards. We provided information to relief and recovery officials as emergency operations were occurring, while supported by one of the largest-ever NASA-led campaigns of responsive satellite data acquisitions over a vast disaster zone.
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