14 July 2016 07:42 in landslide report by Dave Petley
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.
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24 April 2016 07:50 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Today is the 1st anniversary of the Gorkha earthquake in Nepal. A USGS report published last year describes the most significant landslide, the Gorkha rock and ice avalanche, which killed over 200 people.
Tags: avalanche, earthquake, featured, gorkha, nepal, South Asia
24 March 2016 12:30 in Development by Dave Petley
The Yale Himalaya Initiative has generated a landslide hazard map for Nepal. it is very unclear as to what this map is actually showing.
Tags: disaster risk reduction, featured, hazard, nepal, risk, South Asia
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
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
1 July 2015 06:32 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The EWF project has published a revised map showing landslide density for the Nepal earthquakes in April and May.
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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
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20 May 2015 08:29 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Using my fatal landslide database for Nepal, I’ve looked at the timing of the landslide season in recent years. The main landslide season starts in late June and runs to early October.
Tags: earthquake, featured, 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
16 May 2015 08:19 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Some satellite imagery is now available via Digital Globe of the area affected by the second Nepal earthquake on Tuesday. The images show many landslides
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