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20 October 2021
A very late sting in the tail of the South Asian monsoon
Very unusual late monsoon rainfall has had devastating impacts on South Asia in the last few days, with many deaths from landslides and floods in both India and Nepal. Parts of Nepal recorded over 500 mm of rainfall in 48 hours.
18 October 2021
Multiple fatal landslides in Kerala, India
Heavy rainfall in Kerala, SW India, since Friday has triggered landslides and floods that have killed at least 26 people.
4 October 2021
The seismic signals of the Chamoli landslide and debris flow
An interesting paper has just been published in the journal Science, (Cook et al. 2021), which looks at the seismic signals generated by the Chamoli rockslide and debris flow. It concludes that the event was fully detectable by seismic instruments located at up to 100 km from the event.
7 September 2021
Jeori: a large highway landslide in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
A large landslide occurred on National Highway 5 in at Jeori in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh on 6 September 2021. This event was captured in at least four different videos.
13 August 2021
Nalda: a valley-blocking landslide in Himachal Pradesh, India
Nalda: a valley-blocking landslide in Himachal Pradesh, India This morning (Friday 13 August 2021) a major landslide occurred near to the village of Nalda, in Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, blocking the Chenab River. The landslide event itself was captured in a video that has been posted to Youtube: . The landslide has left a large barrier across the Chenab River close to Nalda. The image …
5 August 2021
Understanding the recent monsoon landslides in Maharashtra, India
Understanding the recent monsoon landslides in Maharashtra, India, which killed at least 100 people in July 2021.
30 July 2021
Tapovan Vishnugad – another landslide at the hydroelectric scheme in northern India
Tapovan Vishnugad – another landslide at the hydroelectric scheme that was devastated by the Cahmoli debris flow in northern India
27 July 2021
The disastrous Taliye village landslide in Maharashtra, India
The disastrous 22 July 2021 Taliye village landslide in Maharashtra, India, which is believed to have killed 84 people.
26 July 2021
The rockslide at Batseri in India
There are several videos of the rockslide that destroyed the bridge at Batseri in Himachal Pradesh in India yesterday
19 July 2021
Mumbai: at least 29 fatalities in monsoon landslides
In the last 24 hours at least 29 people have been killed by landslides triggered by intense monsoon rainfall in Mumbai, 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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