Analysis of my landslide database shows that the human cost of landslides in 2016 was lower than average, although the number of events was high

To mark National Earthquake Day, the Nepal Times has a series of articles entitled Future Shock that examines the failure to learn from the 2015 earthquake

Using my data, I have analysed the 2016 landslide year to the end of October. The number of events is significantly higher than for 2015.

Nepal landslides 2016: analysis of my dataset for the last 36 years suggest that 2016 was the worst year on record for landslide events.

Over the last few days, 19 people have been killed by landslides in Nepal, with the most serious impacts occurring in Taplejung in the east of the country.

Water started to overtop the Dzongu landslide dam in Sikkim, India yesterday. To date the flow appears to be stable, with the channel widening rather than incising.

A comparison of 2016 landslide losses to date with those for 2015 suggest that the cost of mass movements this year is high

Three excellent landslide videos are now available on Youtube, including a rockslide from Gangotri in India and two from rural China

The Bhote Kosi valley in Nepal has suffered serious damage after the failure of a landslide dam in Tibet. This is the main route between China and Nepal.

A new video has appeared on Youtube showing the mobility of a small secondary failure at the site of the Aranayake landslide in Sri Lanka