6 May 2020 06:31 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, which links Jammu and Srinagar, is known as India’s “killer highway”. This road is one of the most landslide-prone routes on Earth.
Tags: construction, featured, highway, India, road, S. Asia, South Asia
28 March 2020 09:53 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 28 June 2010 heavy rainfall triggered the 1 million cubic metre Guanling landslide in Guizhou, China, killing 99 people in two villages
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, landslide report, research, rock avalanche
25 March 2020 08:21 in Database by Dave Petley
In 2019 I recorded a total 463 non-seismic fatal landslides, causing 3270 deaths, plus a further 27 fatal landslides triggered by earthquakes, making 2019 the third worst on record.
Tags: 2019, database, fatal landslides, featured
5 February 2020 07:14 in Database by Dave Petley
Analysis of the global geographical spread of landslides that cause fatalities demonstrates that the greatest losses occur in Asia
Tags: data, database, fatality, featured
23 September 2019 06:46 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
There is increasing concern about the impact of monsoon-induced landslides in Kerala in southwest India, resulting from poor land use management
Tags: India, land use, monsoon, South Asia, susceptibility
11 September 2019 06:20 in sinkhole by Dave Petley
Xe Pian Xe Namnoy: a guest commentary by Richard Meehan and Douglas Hamilton on land stability and dam failure in the wake of the 2018 collapse on the Bolaven Plateau, Laos
Tags: dam, featured, foundation, instability, Laos
3 September 2019 05:52 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
Two articles published in Nepali newspapers in the last few days have examined the disastrous impacts of dozer roads in mountain areas
Tags: construction, highway, nepal, road, South Asia
21 August 2019 01:54 in landslide report by Dave Petley
At 7:30 pm on 8th August 2019 the large Kavalappara landslide in Wayanad District in India buried a small community, killing 59 people.
Tags: featured, India, landslide report, monsoon, South Asia
6 August 2019 06:21 in Database by Dave Petley
In July 2019 I recorded the highest monthly number of fatal landslides since I started to collect the data in 2012. In total, I recorded 100 fatal landslides
Tags: database, fatal landsldies, fatalities, featured, global heating
31 July 2019 20:54 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Many good landslide videos are emerging during a very active 2019 landslide season. I have put together a compilation of notable examples
Tags: featured, landslide videos
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