Bricker, J.D. (author), Schwanghart, W. (author), Raj Adhikari, B. (author), Moriguchi, S. (author), Roeber, Volker (author), Giri, S. (author) The 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake and its aftershocks weakened mountain slopes in Nepal. Co- and postseismic landsliding and the formation of landslide-dammed lakes along steeply dissected valleys were widespread, among them a landslide that dammed the Kali Gandaki River. Overtopping of the landslide dam resulted in a flash flood...
journal article 2017