Nepal Avalanche Carried Half the Force of an Atomic Bomb

When an earthquake in April set off an avalanche that buried the hiking village of Langtang, the impact was equivalent to the detonation of 7.6 kilotons of TNT, a study found. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Research

Topics: found, study, kilotons, detonation, equivalent, impact, Langtang, village, hiking, buried, avalanche, April, earthquake, Atomic, Force, Carried, Avalanche, Nepal

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