A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya.

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Publikováno v: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2021 Jul 16; Vol. 373 (6552), pp. 300-306. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 10.