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China-Nepal flood debris flow too fast to outrun, study finds

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A new study from China indicates that the debris flow during a recent flood event between China and Nepal was too fast for anyone to escape. Researchers from the CAS Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment calculated the debris flow reached speeds of up to 19 meters per second, significantly faster than Usain Bolt's top speed. The study highlights the rapid transition of the event from an ice avalanche to a debris flow, mudslide, and flood, emphasizing the critical need for swift identification, information transmission, and emergency decision-making. AI

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China-Nepal flood debris flow too fast to outrun, study finds

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Victoria Bela ·

    China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow

    Not even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ca…

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