r/geology • u/Yikings-654points • 14h ago
Map/Imagery Nepal Mountain just hours before glacier collapse. Smaller falls captured .
A tourist captured these images without thinking anything else from some distance away possibly from an observatory.
First picture 8:27 am
Second picture at 9:33 am
Third Picture with some collapse 10:21 am, he heard some rumblings at around 10:30 am as well. The pictures show what he thinks is rock collapse , before the glacier gave away from lack of support underneath. His explanation.
Picture 4 aftermath.
around 30 minutes later of the 3rd picture, the collapse occurred . CCTV time border at station 10:59.. an estimated 7 minutes to reach that place.