16 November 2018 09:09 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Satellite images from Planet Labs show the aftermath of the breach of the Jinsha River landslide in Tibet. Videos also show the downstream impacts.
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, landslide dam, landslide report, Planet Labs, tibet
14 November 2018 08:04 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Breaching has started at the Jinsha River landslide in Jomda, Tibet after a 240 metre long channel was excavated to release the water.
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, landslide dam, Tibert, valley blocking landslide
2 January 2018 09:50 in Earthquake-induced landslide, landslide report, Planet Labs by Dave Petley
The M=6.4 17th November 2017 earthquake in Tibet has triggered multiple landslides on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, triggering fears of a catastrophic flood in India
Tags: Chine, earthquake, feaured, India, landslide dam, South Asia, tibet
24 July 2017 07:21 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Sunday 23rd July 2017 a landslide destroyed the bridge over the Bhotekoshi river at Larcha in Nepal, severing the Araniko Highway
Tags: featured, landslide report, nepal, South Asia
10 November 2016 07:44 in landslide images by Dave Petley
Planet Labs have collected a very high quality satellite image of the Lamplugh Glacier / Glacier Bay landslide in Alaska last June
Tags: Alaska, featured, North America, Planet Labs, rock avalanche, satellite, USA
25 October 2016 07:42 in landslide images by Dave Petley
The new satellite start-up, Planet, have collected satellite imagery of the second Aru Mountains avalanche in Tibet, allowing initial analysis of the flow
Tags: analysis, avalanche, East Asia, featured, satellite, tibet
29 July 2016 09:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The last week has seen the 2016 monsoon cause extensive landsliding across Nepal. To date I have recorded 73 landslide deaths across the country
Tags: featured, landslide report, monsoon, nepal, roads, South Asia
16 July 2016 08:19 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A video has appeared on Youtube showing a very near miss between a landslide and a crowded bus in Ya’an City, Sichuan, China. Quick thinking by the driver avoided catastrophe
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, highway, landslide video
15 September 2015 05:30 in Monitoring by Dave Petley
A team from Durham University is undertaking landslide monitoring of ten slopes in Nepal that were damaged in the April 2015 earthquake. The data is being streamed online in real time.
Tags: earthquake, featured, monitoring, nepal, South Asia
14 August 2015 16:31 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Today the Mangdechu Hydroelectric power in Bhutan was hit by a major landslide, killing 5 workers. This is the latest in a string of fatal landslides at HEP sites in Asia.
Tags: Bhutan, dam, featured, hydroelectric, hydroelectric power, India, landslide report, South Asia
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