Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Earthquake Changed the Course of the Ganges. Could It Happen Again?
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024
NEW YORK, June 18 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
By Kevin Krajick
A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change course, according to a new study. The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River in what is now densely populated Bangladesh, which remains vulnerable to big quakes. The study was just published in the journal Nature . . .
By Kevin Krajick
A major earthquake 2,500 years ago caused one of the largest rivers on Earth to abruptly change course, according to a new study. The previously undocumented quake rerouted the main channel of the Ganges River in what is now densely populated Bangladesh, which remains vulnerable to big quakes. The study was just published in the journal Nature . . .