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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.
11 July 2022
Naina in Khaptad, Nepal: the terrible impacts of low quality road construction
Naina in Khaptad, Nepal: the terrible impacts of low quality, poorly-engineered roads in high mountain areas
25 October 2021
A rockslide video from Pyuthan in Nepal
Heavy rainfall in Nepal has triggered a large rockslide, captured on video, in Pyuthan, Nepal. The video shows a rapid, wedge-type of failure.
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.
2 August 2021
Melamchi – satellite images and helicopter videos start to explain the catastrophic floods in Nepal
Melamchi – satellite images and helicopter videos start to explain the catastrophic floods in Nepal in June 2021
9 July 2021
A very disruptive start to the summer monsoon in Nepal
The start of the 2021 summer monsoon in Nepal has brought unusual levels of rainfall. So far at least 27 people have been killed in landslides
2 July 2021
The cause of the Melamchi disaster in Nepal
Satellite images collected by Planet Labs appear to confirm that a landslide dam was the cause of the 14 June 2021 Melamchi disaster in Nepal
21 June 2021
Melamchi: a landslide dam break flood in Nepal last week
Melamchi: a landslide dam break flood in Nepal on 14 June 2021 is reported to have killed up to 20 people and caused serious damage
10 March 2021
The evolution of landslides after the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal earthquake
A new open access paper in the journal Progress in Disaster Science (Rosser et al. 2021) demonstrates that the number of landslides in W. and C. Nepal has increased since the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake.
19 February 2021
Trends in landslides and landslide losses in Nepal over three decades
New research (Muñoz-Torrero Manchado et al. 2021), published in Landslides, investigates trends in landslides and landslide losses in W. Nepal over three decades. It highlights the key role of human factors in determining patterns of loss
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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