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5 November 2018
Another major glacial debris flow blocked the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet
Following initial analysis by @rajfortyseven, Planet Labs images show that another major glacial landslide blocked the Yarlung Tsangpo river last week
30 October 2018
Planet Labs imagery of the 11th October 2018 Jomda County rockslide in Tibet
A kind reader has successfully found the valley-blocking 11th October 2018 Jomda County rockslide in Tibet, allowing us to view it using Planet Labs images
23 October 2018
Jomda County: a large, valley blocking landslide in Tibet on 11th October
A large valley blocking landslide occurred at Bolo Township in Jomda County, Tibet on 11th October, causing 20,000 people to be evacuated.
2 January 2018
Yarlung Tsangpo: an ongoing “quake lake” scare in India (with images from Planet Labs)
The M=6.4 17th November 2017 earthquake in Tibet has triggered multiple landslides on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, triggering fears of a catastrophic flood in India
11 September 2017
A dramatic earthflow video from Dimye village in Tibet
An interesting earthflow was caught on video last week at Dimye in Tibet. It is currently unclear as to whether this was associated with permafrost loss
25 October 2016
Structures in the Aru Mountains giant avalanche deposits
The new satellite start-up, Planet, have collected satellite imagery of the second Aru Mountains avalanche in Tibet, allowing initial analysis of the flow
24 October 2016
The mysterious Tibetan ice avalanches of summer 2016
This summer there has been an unprecedented pair of giant Tibet avalanches caused by glacial collapse in the Aru mountain range
4 December 2014
The Domkar Monastery landslide: the (non-)evolution of a failure
An archive of images of the Domkar Monastery landslide is available since 2007. They show remarkably little evidence of the development of the landslide.
3 December 2014
The Domkar Monastery landslide in Qinghai, eastern Tibet
In early November a spectacular and highly destructive rotational landslide occurred at Domkar Monastery in Tibet, destroying many buildings
18 August 2014
Sunkoshi landslide: another update
An update on the valley-blocking Sunkoshi landslide in Nepal, where efforts to drain the lake continue to proceed slowly amidst growing signs of unrest about the loss of the trade route to Tibet
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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