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14 July 2023
The Medieval 23 cubic kilometre Sabche rockslide in Annapurna, Nepal
A new paper in the journal Nature (Lavé et al. 2023) describes the 23 cubic km Sabche rockslide in Annapurna, Nepal, which occurred about 850 years ago.
18 January 2023
Joshimath: new InSAR analysis sheds light on active deformation
Joshimath: a new InSAR analysis sheds light on active deformation over the last few months and the last few weeks
17 January 2023
Joshimath – continued development of the landslide
There are clear indications of continued development of the landslide at Joshimath, with damage now reported for 849 buildings
13 January 2023
Joshimath: ISRO InSAR data reveals the scale of the issue
Joshimath: InSAR data published yesterday by the ISRO has started to reveal the scale of the landslide issue in northern India.
10 February 2021
Hydroelectric power, dams and landslides in the Himalayas (and in other high mountain areas)
Hydroelectric power, dams and the growing list of landslide accidents in the Himalayas (and in other high mountain areas)
26 May 2020
Punatsangchhu I: identifying ancient landslides in high mountain areas
A new paper published in Scientific Reports (Dini et al. 2020), and thus open access, uses InSAR to show movements of a large slope adjacent to the under construction Punatsangchhu I dam in Bhutan
26 February 2019
Two interesting new landslide videos from the Himalayas
Heavy rainfall and snow over the Himalayas in recent days has triggered extensive landslides, with many roads being blocked.
31 July 2017
Saldim Peak in Nepal: a glacial flood that was actually caused by a giant rockslide
Saldim Peak in Nepal: new analyses suggest that the 20th April 2017 glacial flood that was actually caused by a giant rockslide
16 May 2016
New videos for Monday morning: an earth mover get caught in a landslide and a debris flow from the Himalayas
Two new videos have appeared on Youtube, one showing an earthmover destroyed by a landslide and the other a Himalayan debris flow
21 August 2015
Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara: a highly unusual landslide (with a highly unusual video)
On 18th August a boulder smashed into the Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara in Himachal Pradesh, India, killing 7 people. There is amazing CCTV footage of the event.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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