31 July 2015 08:31 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides on Wednesday night in Central Nepal, killing at least 35 people. Worst affected were Kaski and Myagdi districts
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, monsoon, nepal, South Asia
30 June 2015 07:12 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The Araniko Highway is the main route that links Nepal with Tibet. In the wake of the recent earthquake it is facing major landslide problems in the monsoon
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, monsoon, nepal, South Asia
18 May 2015 07:15 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
In a paper (Petley et al. 2007), we looked at spatial and temporal patterns of landslides in Nepal. The results highlight the threat posed by the SW monsoon in the earthquake affected areas
Tags: earthquake, featured, India, landslide report, monsoon, nepal, S. Asia
11 May 2015 08:23 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Gorkha earthquake update: landslides triggered by the Nepal seismic sequence
Tags: earthquake-induvced landslide, featured, landslide map, nepal, South Asia
5 May 2015 07:30 in Earthquake-induced landslide, landslide report by Dave Petley
Satellite imagery and on site reports suggest that the Langtang ice and rock avalanche occurred when a block freefell about 700 m before fragmenting to generate a blast of ice, rock and air.
Tags: avalanche, featured, nepal, rock avalanche, South Asia
2 May 2015 08:51 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Bit by bit details are emerging of losses associated with landslides in the Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal. The overall picture remains very unclear though
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, nepal, South Asia
30 April 2015 08:34 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Bhuwan Sharma has posted a series of videos on his youtube channel showing rockfalls and building damage in the Upper Bhote Kosi valley in Nepal
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, nepal, rockfall, South Asia
7 August 2014 11:30 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Bhote Kosi landslide crisis continues, with little reduction in the level of the lake despite the best efforts of the Nepal Army
Tags: Bhote Kosi, featured, landslide report, nepal, valley blocking landslide
2 August 2014 07:50 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A massive landslide in the Sunkoshi Valley of northern Nepal has created an instant, very serious valley-blocking landslide crisis
Tags: Arniko highway, featured, landslide dam, nepal, valley blocking landslide
1 May 2013 16:44 in jobs and career by Dave Petley
We are currently recruiting a post-doctoral researcher to join us to work on earthquake-induced landslides in China, Nepal and Kazakhstan
Tags: earthquake, job opportunity
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