Recent and Historical Impacts of Earthquakes in Nepal (7 of 8) (IMAGE)

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Recent and Historical Impacts of Earthquakes in Nepal (7 of 8)

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Field visit identifies light damage at Tsho (lake) Rolpa. Post-earthquake image of Tsho Rolpa appears identical to its appearance shortly before the earthquake. Two areas of fractures -- believed formed by the May 12, 2015, aftershock -- were observed on the engineered part of the end moraine from a helicopter during an inspection undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey at Tsho Rolpa. Photos from 27 May. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Dec. 17, 2015, issue of Science online, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.S. Kargel at University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., and colleagues was titled, "Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal's 2015 Gorkha earthquake."

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Brian Collins/USGS, courtesy of USAID-OFDA (Office of Foreign Disaster Aid)

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