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. The post Thanpal, Kashmir: three videos of...
View ArticleA video of a small but spectacular rockslide from Uttarakhand
A video has been posted onto Youtube showing a reasonably small but undeniably spectacular rockslide in Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas The post A video of a small but spectacular rockslide from...
View ArticleHindalco, Muri: another tailings failure, this time in India
On 9th April 2019 yet another significant tailings failure occurred, this time at the Hindalco works at Muri in Jharkhand, India The post Hindalco, Muri: another tailings failure, this time in India...
View ArticlePlanet Labs Skysat image of the Hindalco tailings failure
Planet Labs have successfully acquired a high resolution SkySat image of the Hindalco Tailings failure in Muri, India, which occurred last week The post Planet Labs Skysat image of the Hindalco...
View ArticleThree new landslide videos
Three new landslide videos have been posted to Youtube, showing dramatic failures from Pakistan, India and China in recent days The post Three new landslide videos appeared first on AGU Blogosphere.
View ArticleMizoram: three apartment buildings partially collapse after being hit by a...
In Aizawl, Mizoram in India, three apartment blocks partially collapsed yesterday after being struck by a substantial landslide. Three people were killed. The post Mizoram: three apartment buildings...
View ArticleThe Aizawl landslide: evidence from Google Earth of slope modification
Google Earth images suggest that the Aizawl landslide this week, which killed three people, occurred on a slope that had been cut during construction The post The Aizawl landslide: evidence from Google...
View ArticleThe Kavalappara landslide in the western Ghats of India
At 7:30 pm on 8th August 2019 the large Kavalappara landslide in Wayanad District in India buried a small community, killing 59 people. The post The Kavalappara landslide in the western Ghats of India...
View ArticleKerala – the hungry rains
There is increasing concern about the impact of monsoon-induced landslides in Kerala in southwest India, resulting from poor land use management The post Kerala – the hungry rains appeared first on AGU...
View ArticleKerala – satellite images of the landslides from the summer monsoon
As the 2019 summer monsoon draws to a close, Planet Labs are starting to collect cloud free images of the devastating landslides in Kerala, India The post Kerala – satellite images of the landslides...
View ArticleLandslide fatalities: an analysis of causes of loss of life
A new open access paper examines the cause of loss of life for 19 people killed in the 2018 landslide at Kuranchery in Kerala in India. It concludes that nearly all of the victims suffered from blunt...
View ArticleAn international workshop on “Assessment and Mitigation of landslides in the...
The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in Dehradun, India is planning to host an international workshop on “Assessment and Mitigation of landslides in the Himalaya” on 13 and 14 March 2020. The post...
View ArticleA major fly ash failure and release at Singrauli in India – Planet Labs images
Planet Labs images showing the major fly ash failure and release at Singrauli in India on 10 April 2020, which killed six people The post A major fly ash failure and release at Singrauli in India –...
View ArticleThe Srinagar-Jammu National Highway:- India’s “killer highway”
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, which links Jammu and Srinagar, is known as India's "killer highway". This road is one of the most landslide-prone routes on Earth. The post The Srinagar-Jammu...
View ArticleRajmala: a deadly landslide in Kerala, India
On Saturday 8 August 2020 a large landslide occurred at Rajmala near to Munnar, Kerala in western India, killing an estimated 71 people The post Rajmala: a deadly landslide in Kerala, India appeared...
View ArticleMore information about the Pettimudi landslide in Rajmala, Kerala
The Pettimudi landslide in Kerala, India on 6 August 2020 was a c.2 km long channelised flow. It now appears that 66 people were killed. The post More information about the Pettimudi landslide in...
View ArticleAn interesting video showing large-scale liquefaction in a landslide
An interesting video showing large-scale liquefaction in a landslide, reportedly in Shillong, northern India. The post An interesting video showing large-scale liquefaction in a landslide appeared...
View ArticleLandslides and roads – recent examples
Recent examples, from India and Vietnam, of the ways in which landslides can affect roads, causing extensive disruption The post Landslides and roads – recent examples appeared first on AGU Blogosphere.
View ArticleChamoli: the catastrophic flood was caused by a landslide
Chamoli: what do we know about the catastrophic flood that occurred in Uttarakhand in northern India this morning? The post Chamoli: the catastrophic flood was caused by a landslide appeared first on...
View ArticleThe catastrophic landslide and flood in Chamoli in Uttarakhand: the sequence...
The catastrophic landslide and flood in Chamoli in Uttarakhand: over the last 24 hours, using @Planet Labs and other images, we have crowd-sourced the sequence of events The post The catastrophic...
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