The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ionisation on 2024-07-29 03:19:36.

Original Title: TIL that following a deadly avalanche in 1962, Peruvian authorities were warned of the potential for a much larger slide to occur by a group of American climbers. These warnings were not only ignored but actively suppressed. 8 years later the deadliest avalanche in history occurred, killing 30k