The Hindu·4 min read·medium
2024 Wayanad landslides: Study reveals the interplay of climate and geology
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Sam Paul A.
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A new study published in the journal Landslides suggests that the 2024 Wayanad disaster was caused by a combination of extreme rainfall and underlying geological vulnerabilities. Researchers used drone-mounted LiDAR and field mapping to identify how ancient rock deformations contributed to the catastrophic slope failure.
The devastating 2024 Wayanad landslides cannot be attributed to extreme rainfall alone but was also likely influenced by a combination of geological, geomorphological and structural factors, according to a new study published in the international peer-reviewed journal Landslides .
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