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4 March 2019
Thanpal, Kashmir: three videos of the same massive rock slope failure
Three videos have been posted on Youtube showing a very large, very dramatic rockslope failure near to Thanpal Dam in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir.
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.
10 December 2018
Spatnik basecamp – that was close!
A Youtube video of a near-miss from a large, tabular, highly mobile boulder at Spantik basecamp in northern Pakistan in August 2018
19 November 2018
Two interesting roadside failure videos from India and Nepal
Two new Youtube videos show dramatic roadside failure events. One shows a landslide on a quarry haul road whilst the other shows a joint controlled rockfall
9 October 2018
Too close for comfort – a rockslope failure at Shongtong in northern India
A video has been posted showing a major rockslope failure at Shongtong in Kinnaur, northern India. Workers at the foot of the slope had a very near miss.
19 September 2018
The Kodagu landslides in Karnataka, India: Planet Labs imagery
Kodagu landslides: in August 2018, very heavy rainfall triggered many landslides in SW India. Planet Labs imagery shows the extensive damage that resulted
4 September 2018
Boulder roll – a surprising video (updated with location)
Boulder roll – a surprising video has emerged from Uttarakhand in northern India showing the power of a large boulder rolling a small distanc
19 July 2018
Ishkoman, Pakistan: a valley blocking glacial debris flow this week (updated with satellite imagery)
Various reports suggest that there was a major glacial debris flow in the Ishkoman Valley in the Gilgit region of northern Pakistan on Tuesday. This appears to have left the river blocked and a lake has developed
13 July 2018
Rohingya refugee camps: your help needed
The 1 million displaced Rohingya people, now living in refugee camps in Bangladesh having fled from Myanmar, are facing extreme levels of landslide hazard as the monsoon develops. We need your help to try design an effective early warning system.
22 June 2018
A remarkable debris flow video from Ladakh
A remarkable video has been posted to Youtube showing a debris flow at Nubra in Ladakh, northern India. The debris flow might have been associated with a glacier event such as a GLOF
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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