Small event, big impact: insights from Vallunaraju cascade event on April 28, 2025

npj natural hazards. 2026 Open access

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Authors: Diego Cusicanqui, Edwin Loarte, Wilson Gómez, Hilbert Villafane, Kristen Cook, Guillaume Piton, Benjamin Lehmann, Florence Magnin, Adina E. Racoviteanu, Swann Zérathe, Simon Filhol, Katy Medina
+4 more Rolando Cruz, Ronald Concha, Juan C. Torres-Lázaro, Pascal Lacroix
DOI: 10.1038/s44304-026-00229-0
Cited by: 1
References: 106

Abstract

The Cordillera Blanca (Peru) is among the world’s best documented GLOF regions. Yet hazard prioritisation frameworks still focus mainly on large lakes (>0.1 km²), while the numerous small (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Earthquake Detection and Analysis

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Journal / source
npj natural hazards.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
3
Issue
1
Publication date
28 May 2026
Language
EN