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2 July 2015
Darjeeling: 38 killed and 23 missing in landslides
Yesterday heavy monsoon rainfall triggered at least 25 landslides in Darjeeling, northern India, killing at least 38 people.
18 May 2015
Landslides in Nepal and the impact of the SW Monsoon
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
10 April 2015
Sumner road drone footage and two other new landslide videos
There are three interesting new videos on Youtube, one showing rockfall damage on a orad above Sumner in New Zealand, one showing a landslide induced house collapse in India and the other showing a landslide event (and its aftermath) in Greece
9 April 2015
The continuing mystery of the Pakyong Airport slope
News reports suggest that a building has collapsed near to the Pakyong Airport site in India, raising further questions about the engineering at the site
19 February 2015
Paglajhora: another progressive road failure video
A video on Youtube shows a road collapse event that destroyed a truck at Paglajhora in Darjeeling. The landslide was a part of a much larger and very active slope failure that seems to have been initiated and exacerbated by poor slope management practices
29 January 2015
The Pakyong Airport landslide issue in India
In Northern India, landsliding is occurring upslope of the Pakyong airport construction site, which has used extensive slope cutting during construction
27 January 2015
New satellite images of the Tsarap landslide in the Zanskar Valley
Two new sets of satellite images have been released of the Tsarap landslide in the Zanskar Valley of Northern India
22 January 2015
The landslide on the Tsarap River in the Zanskar Valley – new images
New images have been posted on Facebook showing the landslide on the Tsarap River in Zanskar, N. India
21 January 2015
Zanskar Valley: the location of the landslide
Colin Stark at Columbia University has located the landslide in the Zanskar valley using Landsat 8 imagery
20 January 2015
Zanskar River landslide: more information
New images have emerged of the landslide that has blocked the Zanskar River in northern India
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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