@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Scientists have shown how earthquakes and storms in the Himalaya can increase the impact of deadly floods in one of Earth’s most densely populated areas. Large volumes of hard rock dumped into rivers by landslides can increase flood risk up to hundreds of kilometres downstream, potentially affecting millions […]
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WFS News: Hard rocks from Himalaya raise flood risk for millions
June 1st, 2017 
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No Comments »A ‘kink’ in fault explains long-term growth of the Himalaya
January 16th, 2016 Riffin An international team of scientists has shed new light on the earthquake that devastated Nepal in April 2015, killing more than 8,000 people. A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience shows that a kink in the regional fault line below Nepal explains why the highest mountains in the Himalayas are seen to grow between […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fault, growth, Himalaya, kink, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society 2 Comments »When continents collide: A new twist to a 50 million-year-old tale
September 5th, 2012 riffin Fifty million years ago, India slammed into Eurasia, a collision that gave rise to the tallest landforms on the planet, the Himalaya Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau. India and Eurasia continue to converge today, though at an ever-slowing pace. University of Michigan geomorphologist and geophysicist Marin Clark wanted to know when this motion will end […]
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