Satellites watched a Himalayan glacier speeding up for weeks. Then the mountain let go and a flash flood killed over a thousand people. Thousands are still missing. The data was already warning us, we just didn’t have anyone seeing it for what it was.
https://gizmodo.com/satellites-watched-a-himalayan-glacier-speed-up-for-weeks-before-it-unleashed-a-flash-flood-that-killed-over-1000-people-2000806385
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