The image is below:-<\/p>\n
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Planet Labs<\/a> SkySat image of the Yarlung Tsangpo landslide in Tibet. Planet Labs image, used with permission. Copyright Planet Labs.<\/p><\/div>\n .<\/p>\n The location of the breach of the dam is very clear, meaning the the blockage is not impounding a significant amount of water now.\u00a0 Note that there is still a large volume of sediment in the channel though; presumably this will be eroded away in time.\u00a0 This erosion is ongoing – compare the colour of the river water on the upstream and downstream sides of the blockage.<\/p>\n The image provides detail of the chronology of the emplacement of the landslide and of subsequent modification of the landslide mass. It is notable that the landslide spread out both upstream and downstream of the junction with the main channel.\u00a0 Some erosion of the landslide track can now be seen as well.\u00a0 The original landslide mass would have comprised of both ice and sediment; the former will now be thawing, leaving just the mineral matter in the valley.<\/p>\n The reasons for this large glacial landslide remains unclear, but large rockslides and glacial landslides are becoming more common<\/a> as the climate change crisis rapidly increases rates of melting on glaciers and in permafrost slopes around the world.<\/p>\n Thanks to Robert Simmon, Senior Data Visualization Engineer, and his colleagues at Planet Labs for capturing this image and for processing it.<\/p>\nReference and acknowledgement<\/h4>\n