The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Two persons were killed while 73 others, mostly tourists, had a narrow escape when avalanche struck a mountainous pass, two kilometres short of Changla Top on the Leh-Karu-Tangtse axis, en route to Pangong Lake bordering China in Ladakh region on Tuesday. The 73 people trapped in the snow were rescued …
Of the many concerns shared by the SAARC countries in the area of disaster management, Landslide Risk Management deserves to be placed high on its priority agenda for many compelling reasons. It is a part of their global commitment and obligation to posterity. The world looks up to the SAARC …
An 11km lake formed by a landslide in Pakistan’s Northern Areas in early January is threatening to breach its banks and wash away villages downstream, endangering 45,000 people. The landslide, in the Hunza valley on January 4, destroyed a village killing 20 people. It blocked Hunza River, creating the new …
The landslide disaster on 8 August 2009 near Kuity village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand State buried two villages and took 43 lives. The landslide, triggered by cloud burst resulted in massive debris flow along a stream channel. The site is still in danger as shown by the presence of …
The earthquake that occurred on 12 January 2010 in the vicinity of the boundary of the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates devastated the island of Haiti with tragic consequences. One of history
Rescue efforts are being undermined by lack of modern equipment, local officials said At least 300 people, including dozens of children, were feared dead after heavy rain triggered landslides that swept through villages on the slopes of Mount Elgon in Uganda, officials said on Tuesday. The chairman of the east- …
The Indonesian archipelago is known for the occurrence of catastrophic earthquake-generated tsunamis along the Sunda Arc. The tsunami hazard associated with submarine landslides however has not been fully addressed. In this paper, we compile the known tsunamigenic events where landslide involvement is certain and summarize the properties of published landslides …
Cold conditions intensified in north India, with Jammu and Kashmir witnessing a fresh spell of snowfall and Himachal Pradesh a tragedy in which six persons were killed and 14 injured when a landslide washed out temporary sheds of labourers at a village in Kinnaur district, 150 km from here, on …
SHIMLA: Five Nepali labourers and an Indian girl were killed when boulders fell on their hutments in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, police said. Two people are still missing. The dead included a 17-year-old girl who worked in an eatery. The incident took place at Kaksthal near Wangtoo, …
2 dead; state reels under severe cold, goes without power for long hours Heavy snow and rainfall continued across the state on the fourth consecutive day, cutting off many areas in the higher reaches. Traffic movement to Manali resumed on Tuesday evening after remaining cut off due to an avalanche …
Although flash floods are by their nature difficult to predict and control, it is possible to reduce the risk to lives and property through different measures. This information sheets summarises the major causes of flash floods in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, and the different approaches that can be used to …
ITANAGAR, Jan. 29: A workshop on Micro-zonation of Landslide and Earthquake hazards in Arunachal Pradesh was organized by the State Remote Sensing Application Centre (SRSAC), Itanagar in collaboration with Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India at the Arunachal Pradesh Science Centre, Itanagar here today. Speaking on the occasion, Chief …
TALCHER: A Top mining expert VK Singh of Central Mining Research Institute will be at Talcher coalfield soon to study the causes of landslide and fire in Ananta opencast mine. Informing mediapersons about the expert
Angra Dos Reis (Brazil): Rescuers pulled more bodies from an avalanche of thick mud and rock that buried a luxury Brazilian hotel filled with New Year's revellers, as the death toll from heavy rains in the south of the country rose to 63. Twenty-eight people were killed and six persons …
Lake Sarez was born nearly a century ago, when a mountainside in Tajikistan crumbled during a magnitude-7.4 earthquake. The 567-meter-high landslide blocked an alpine river, forming the world's tallest dam. Since then, the valley behind it has filled with 17 billion cubic meters of snow and glacier melt. Experts fear …
A multi-disciplinary expert committee that probed into the reasons for the landslide in Karwar which claimed 19 lives during the October floods has found that deforestation and large scale excavation of soil from the hilllock lead to the tragedy. The committee lead by Dr T V Ramachandra, from the Centre …
The Defence Terrain Research Laboratory focusses on providing state-of-the-art terrain intelligence to the armed forces. "WE are proud of our laboratory and the excellent work we are doing for the Army and the Directorate General of the Border Roads Organisation [BRO]," said Major General Umang Kapoor, Director, Defence Terrain Research …
Landslides caused by heavy rainfall over the past few days in the Ooty mountain ranges have flattened several hamlets near Coonoor, said officials on Tuesday. They added that 28 deaths were reported on Tuesday, including seven of a family, taking the death toll due to monsoon-related incidents in the Nilgiris …
Carpinus viminea (Himalayan hornbeam) is one of the lesser-known tree species of the moist temperate forests of the Himalayan region. Its ecological role is similar to that of Alnus nepalensis in the riverine and landslide areas between 1300 and 1800 m asl. C. viminea is one of the most economically …
