A new paper (Dalal et al. 2025) in the journal Engineering Geology examines movement of a major landslide complex in India. It shows that the slope reactivated in 2018, probably as a result of the loss of vegetation and poor management of water. Loyal readers will remember a series of posts that I made back […]
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An initial analysis of the 8 February 2025 Junlian rock avalanche, China
A new paper in the journal Landslides has presented a review of a large landslide that killed 29 people in Sichuan Province. On 8 February 2025, a large rock avalanche occurred in Junlian County in Sichuan Province, China. I wrote about this event, now known as the Junlian rock avalanche, at the time. With remarkable […]
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The 1 June 2025 landslides at Chaten in Sikkim, India
Nine people have been killed in a series of landslides, triggered by heavy rainfall, that have struck an army camp. At about 7 pm local time on 1st June 2025, a series of landslides struck an army camp at Chaten in the Lachen District of Sikkim in India. It is believed that nine people have […]
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Potential coal waste landslides at Ledo in Assam, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. India Today NE has a very interesting article about the risk of coal waste landslides to communities in Ledo, which is in Margherita co-district in Assam, N. India. The article states:- “Residents of […]
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The Middle East’s First Comprehensive Carbon Budget
The first greenhouse gas budget for Central and West Asia—24 countries, including Yemen, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan—was just published.
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Asian Megadeltas: Tackling Coastal Flooding Challenges
Integrating scientific insights into current actions is crucial for steering future research directions and underpinning informed management of coastal flooding in Asian deltas.
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The 6 August 2020 Pettimudi landslide in the Western Ghats, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Western Ghats area of Kerala in SW India has a significant landslide problem in the SW summer monsoon period. This is a tropical, hilly region (elevations extend to over 2,500 metres) […]
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A Warming Climate Is Shifting Eurasian Drought Conditions
Researchers use tree ring records to help reconstruct hydroclimate patterns and isolate drivers of drought.
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The 25 April 2024 landslide at Pernote in Ramban District, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. For anyone monitoring global landslides, Ramban District in Jammu and Kashmir, India is a familiar name. Located in a highly tectonically active area of the Himalayas, with a monsoonal climate , steep […]