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The 1 June 2025 landslides at Chaten in Sikkim, India.
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The 1 June 2025 landslides at Chaten in Sikkim, India

by Dave Petley 3 June 20253 June 2025

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 […]

Illustration of a satellite in orbit over Earth.
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“Transformational” Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 April 202522 April 2025

The mission, jointly operated by the United States and India, will measure minute changes to land, ice, and ecosystems around the globe.

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Beyond Majesty and Myths: Facing the Realities of Mountainside Development

by Shashank Anand 4 April 202519 May 2025

Expansive construction in fragile mountain environments is often pursued without adequate consideration of heightened hazards and local concerns, putting people and infrastructure at greater risk.

The coal-fired Rajpura Thermal Power Plant sits behind a field of sunflowers in Rajpura, Punjab, India.
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Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants May Lower Crop Yields in India

by Pragathi Ravi 2 April 20252 April 2025

Nitrogen dioxide may reduce wheat and rice crops by more than 10%, according to a new study.

Google Earth image from 2022 showing a possible rear scarp of a failure in mine waste at Ledo in Assam, India.
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Potential coal waste landslides at Ledo in Assam, India

by Dave Petley 26 March 202526 March 2025

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 […]

Graph from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Prediction of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles for Navigation and Communication

by Alberto Montanari 7 March 20257 March 2025

Scientists demonstrate a new technique to predict the formation of equatorial plasma bubbles, a crucial space weather phenomenon affecting satellite-based communication and navigation systems.

Un grupo de cinco mujeres con ropa colorida agarran paquetes de paja en un campo listas para la trilla de arroz.
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¿Cómo podrían las estrategias de intervención climática solar afectar a la agricultura?

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 26 February 202526 February 2025

Los métodos de geoingeniería, como la inyección de aerosoles estratosféricos, prometen limitar el calentamiento, pero entre los muchos riesgos y preocupaciones potenciales, sus repercusiones en la agricultura permanecen en gran medida inexploradas.

Google Earth image collected on 19 January 2021 showing the lower slope area in the aftermath of the 6 August 2020 Pettimudi landslide.
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The 6 August 2020 Pettimudi landslide in the Western Ghats, India

by Dave Petley 25 February 202525 February 2025

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) […]

Planet image from the after the failure, showing the site of the 25 April 2024 landslide at Pernote in India.
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The 25 April 2024 landslide at Pernote in Ramban District, India

by Dave Petley 13 February 202513 February 2025

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 […]

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

太阳辐射干预策略如何影响农业?

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 5 February 20255 February 2025

地球工程方法,如平流层气溶胶注入,有望抑制气候变暖,但存在许多潜在风险和担忧,其中它们对农业的影响在很大程度上仍未得到探索。

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