Simon Gascoin has posted some high resolution satellite imagery of the source of the dreadful landslide disaster in Nepal. On the CESBIO Multitemp blog, Simon Gascoin has posted high resolution CNES Pléiades satellite imagery of the source area of the 26 August 2026 Langtang Lirung landslide in Nepal. This is the first high resolution imagery […]
Hazards & Disasters
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A Redefinition of “Emergency Management” Could Upend FEMA’s Mission
Last week, FEMA administrator Cameron Hamilton issued a memorandum outlining the agency’s scope and essentially redefining “emergency management.”
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Precursory indications of movement for the 26 August 2026 Langtang Lirung landslide in Nepal
Examination of Planet Labs satellite imagery before the collapse of the slope suggests that there were surprisingly few signs of incipient failure. The catastrophic landslide – debris flow – flood that swept through Tibet and Nepal on 26 August originated with very large rock slope failure on the flanks of Langtang Lirung, a massif located […]
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Where Fire Ends, Chemistry Begins
Once smoke is generated, chemical reactions reshape its gaseous and particulate constituents, altering what travels downwind and what people, ecosystems, and the climate are exposed to.
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The 6 August 2025 fatal Dayuan landslide in Guangzhou, China
On 6 August 2025, the Dayuan landslide in Guangzhou, China killed 7 people. It was triggered by rainfall onto an area affected by a wildfire. In recent decades, China has built substantial capacity for investigating landslides. One result of this is that most significant landslides there are now analysed with the results published. This is […]
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The 27 September 2026 landslide on the Kaligandaki River in Nepal
Videos show a large landslide on the Kaligandaki River at Lete in Mustang. On 27 September 2026, a large landslide occurred on the Kaligandaki River in Nepal. The landslide, which was triggered by heavy rainfall over the last few days, has been widely shared on social media. The Straits Times has posted a version to […]
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A late monsoon sting in the tail for Nepal
Heavy rainfall in Nepal since Thursday has triggered 285 landslides, leading to 15 fatalities with a further three people missing and three people injured. Over the weekend, Nepal (and Sikkim in India) suffered a late monsoon rainfall event that has led to multiple landslides, some of which have to fatalities. The Kathmandu Post has a […]
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Fast, Severe Wildfires Can Change How Forests Grow Back
These blazes can cause ecological shifts even in fire-adapted forests.
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The 23 September 2025 landslide dam breach on the Matai’an River in Taiwan
A new paper (He et al. 2026) in the journal Landslides describes the breach of a massive landslide dam in Taiwan, which killed 24 people. On 23 September 2025, a large landslide dam (located at [23.715, 121.299]) on the Matai’an River in Hualien County in Taiwan catastrophically breached, releasing a flood that left 24 people […]
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Presumed Role of Chorus Waves Out of Tune with New Data
Distinctive plasma ripples are thought to play a big role in electron loss from Earth’s radiation belts, but a new study suggests a more limited influence.