Satellites Watched Himalayan Glacier Speed Up Before Flood

Gizmodo published an article on satellite observations of a Himalayan glacier that accelerated for weeks before its collapse. The piece describes a Virginia Tech geophysicist who identified subtle acceleration in ice and rock shifts preceding the August 26 event in Nepal. The report links these measurements to the glacial collapse that produced a flash flood. The article presents the findings as based on the geophysicist's analysis of the deceptively slow movements recorded by satellites.