High resolution Planet Labs imagery of the Chamoli landslide in Uttarakhand
High resolution Planet Labs SkySat imagery of the source of the Chamoli landslide in Uttarakhand in India on Sunday The post High resolution Planet Labs imagery of the Chamoli landslide in Uttarakhand...
View ArticleNew perspectives on the Chamoli debris flow disaster
New perspectives on the Chamoli debris flow disaster in Uttarakhand provided by the high resolution Planet Labs imagery The post New perspectives on the Chamoli debris flow disaster appeared first on...
View ArticleThe valley blocking landslide at Rishi Ganga created by the Chamoli landslide
High resolution Planet Labs images of the valley blocking landslide at Rishi Ganga, created by the Chamoli landslide The post The valley blocking landslide at Rishi Ganga created by the Chamoli...
View ArticleThe Char Dham Project: landslides associated with road widening in northern...
The Char Dham Project: landslides associated with a major road construction and widening programme in northern India The post The Char Dham Project: landslides associated with road widening in northern...
View ArticleChamoli, Indian Himalaya: A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021...
A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya: our new paper explaining the sequence of events has been published in the journal Science The post Chamoli, Indian...
View ArticleMumbai: at least 29 fatalities in monsoon landslides
In the last 24 hours at least 29 people have been killed by landslides triggered by intense monsoon rainfall in Mumbai, India The post Mumbai: at least 29 fatalities in monsoon landslides appeared...
View ArticleThe rockslide at Batseri in India
There are several videos of the rockslide that destroyed the bridge at Batseri in Himachal Pradesh in India yesterday The post The rockslide at Batseri in India appeared first on AGU Blogosphere.
View ArticleThe disastrous Taliye village landslide in Maharashtra, India
The disastrous 22 July 2021 Taliye village landslide in Maharashtra, India, which is believed to have killed 84 people. The post The disastrous Taliye village landslide in Maharashtra, India appeared...
View ArticleTapovan Vishnugad – another landslide at the hydroelectric scheme in northern...
Tapovan Vishnugad - another landslide at the hydroelectric scheme that was devastated by the Cahmoli debris flow in northern India The post Tapovan Vishnugad – another landslide at the hydroelectric...
View ArticleUnderstanding the recent monsoon landslides in Maharashtra, India
Understanding the recent monsoon landslides in Maharashtra, India, which killed at least 100 people in July 2021. The post Understanding the recent monsoon landslides in Maharashtra, India appeared...
View ArticleNalda: a valley-blocking landslide in Himachal Pradesh, India
Nalda: a valley-blocking landslide in Himachal Pradesh, India This morning (Friday 13 August 2021) a major landslide occurred near to the village of Nalda, in Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal...
View ArticleJeori: a large highway landslide in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh
A large landslide occurred on National Highway 5 in at Jeori in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh on 6 September 2021. This event was captured in at least four different videos.
View ArticleThe seismic signals of the Chamoli landslide and debris flow
An interesting paper has just been published in the journal Science, (Cook et al. 2021), which looks at the seismic signals generated by the Chamoli rockslide and debris flow. It concludes that the...
View ArticleMultiple fatal landslides in Kerala, India
Heavy rainfall in Kerala, SW India, since Friday has triggered landslides and floods that have killed at least 26 people.
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleA large landslide or glacial lake outburst in the headwaters of the Kameng...
The Discovering Arunachal blog reports that the Kameng River in N. India suffered a major sediment event on 29 October. The cause is unclear, but Planet Labs images confirm that a major erosion and...
View ArticleLandslides and the road network in Uttarakhand, India
An Indian government official claimed yesterday that the Char Dham highway project in India is not responsible for causing landslides. This is demonstrably incorrect.
View ArticleThe 29 October 2021 Kameng River rock and ice avalanche in India
Images from Planet indicate that the 29 October 2021 Kameng Valley event was a probably a rock and ice avalanche that originated on a steep slope high in the mountains.
View ArticleA large rock slab topple from India
CCTV footage has been posted online of an unusual and interesting large rock slab topple from Jammu and Kashmir in India The post A large rock slab topple from India appeared first on AGU Blogosphere.
View ArticleThelkoloi: another tailings failure, this time in India
Thelkoloi: another tailings failure, this time in India On Thursday 20 January 2022 another tailings failure occurred, this time at Thelkoloi in Odisha, India. The failure has been reported in some of...
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