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Sentinel-2A captures cracks on the southern glacier in Tibet

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Title: Sentinel-2A captures cracks on the southern glacier in Tibet

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Just two days before the second ice avalanche hit the same area, Copernicus' Sentinel-2A satellite imaged dramatic cracks on the southern glacier, enabling the immediate warning of the local authorities.

Copyright: Copernicus Sentinel data (2016)/processed by A. Kääb

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