Himalayas Gets More Dangerous With More Rain and Less Snow, Damages Nearby Regions With Landslides and Flash Floods

Medicine & Technology Aug 18, 2023

Scientists discovered that mountains across the Earth such as the Himalayas experience more rainfalls in areas where it has mostly snowed. Find out more about it in this article.

Dark Landslides, Dust Avalanche on Mars That Looks Like Creepy Hair Strands Confirmed As Carbon Dioxide Frosts

May 30, 2022

NASA clears speculations over the eerie hair strands that appear on Mars. Learn more about these features and why it forms on the red planet's surface.

Landslides Found to Influence Glacial Shifts, Changes Movement and Melting of Ice Masses

May 06, 2022

For the first time, experts discovered the impact of glacial landslides after analyzing the satellite imaging from Amalia Glacier's masssive erosion last 2019. Learn more about what they found, and how these landslides affect the region they cover.

About 250,000 Wild Pacific Salmons Trapped in Impassable Barrier in Canada Rescued

Jun 16, 2020

About 75% of the sockeye salmon have been wiped out in Canada, rescuers hope to stop its population's decline.

Biggest Landslide in Norway Caught in Camera Shows Eight Buildings Sent Into the Sea

Jun 05, 2020

The landslide ran more than 2,000 feet along the shore and nearly 500 feet inland, was the largest Alta municipality of Norway had ever seen.

Retreating Glacier Increases the Risk of a Tsunami Threat in Alaska Within a Few Decades

May 15, 2020

With only a third of a slope along one flank of a fjord in Prince William Sound is supported by ice, an earthquake, prolonged heavy rain, and heat wave will most likely trigger a landslide.

‘Worst Storm in 60 years’: What You Need to Know about Typhoon Hagibis in Japan

Oct 14, 2019

One of the worst storms in Japan's recent history, Typhoon Hagibis caused massive damage to the greater Tokyo area and the surrounding prefectures.

ESA Latest News & Update: Rosetta Orbiter Captured Landslide On The Comet 67P In Deep Space

Mar 22, 2017

ESA astronomers have captured details of a landslide that occurred on Comet 67P. The Rosetta spacecraft took pictures before and after of landslide. The cliff was 70 meters high and between 55 and 88 meters wide.

Fierce Aftershock Compounds Recovery Efforts in Nepal

May 12, 2015

In the midst of digging out from the magnitude 7.8 quake that struck Nepal just three weeks ago, residents of Kathmandu find themselves once again in recovery mode. A powerful aftershock, with a preliminary magnitude registering 7.3, struck just east of Nepal's capital on Tuesday, sending an already rattled community running for cover yet again.