Interrogating a Catastrophic Mass Flow
in December 2017 a catastrophic mass flow occurred in Chilean Patagonia compounding a rock face failure onto a glacial lake moraine cascading down a saturated forested catchment accumulating over 6 million cubic metres of material reacing speeds of 70km/h and wiping out half a town killing dozens. Here Prof Andy Russell explores the event track to identify key sections to survey.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-ND 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Alejandro Dussaillant (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
4.5 MB
Aspect
16:9
Width
4032 px
Height
2268 px
Brand
Samsung
Model
SM-G930F
Exposure
4 mm f/1.7 1/2696 s ISO 50
Software
none
Coordinates
-43.3769, -72.3881
Tint
Light grayish yellowish brown
Submitted
31 March 2025
Taken
17 January 2019
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