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25 January 2014
The Seti River rock avalanche in Nepal – a new image from the International Space Station
An astronaut from International Space Station has captured a stunning photograph of the Seti River landslide in Nepal
18 June 2013
The monsoon arrives early in northern India and Nepal, inflicting a high cost
Early monsoon rainfall in northern India and Nepal has induced landslides and floods that have inflicted a high cost on the local population
11 June 2013
The Himalayan Landslide Society and the 11th International Symposium on Mitigation of Geo-Disasters in Asia
The newly formed Himalayan Landslide Society is organising a meeting on the mitigation of geo-disasters in Asia in October this year
1 February 2013
Landslides and rural roads in high mountains – an example from Nepal
Landslides are a major problem along roads in high mountain areas. This is illustrated using an example from rural Nepal, in which the construction of a rural road has induced multiple landslides, threatening the local communities.
15 November 2012
Durham University undergraduate work on communities affected by landslides in Nepal
A study of the impacts of a large landslide on a rural community in remote Nepal has just been published on the IHRR blog. The work is being undertaken by undergraduates at Durham
3 November 2012
Fatal landslides in Nepal in 2012
A review of landslide losses in Nepal in 2012 in comparison with the last 30 years. Losses were below the recent average, probably because the monsoon was weak.
1 November 2012
Images of landslides from the Sikkim Earthquake
Some images of landslides in Nepal triggered by the September 2011 Mw=6.9 Sikkim earthquake
27 July 2012
Landslides from the South Asian monsoon in 2012 to date
A review of the 2012 monsoon season to date for South Asia. Monsoon rainfall is very weak, leading to an unusually low number of landslides so far.
30 May 2012
More information about the Seti River landslide and debris flood in Nepal
Over the last few days several new pieces of information about the Seti River landslide and flood have come to light
12 May 2012
More information on the landslide that caused the Seti Flood in Nepal
An analysis, based on an amazing video of the landslide in action, of the rock avalanche that caused the Seti River flood in Nepal
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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