Sikkim gets real-time landslide warning system

Set up on slopes spread over 150 acre at Chandmari village in Gangtok, the system is capable of warning about 24 hours in advance

How raging wildfires made mudslides in California more dangerous

An extremely active wildfire season has made the region especially vulnerable to mudslides

Northeast flood death toll rises to 23

4 died due to floods and landslide in Assam since Friday

‘February 7 appears to be what I would call a rock avalanche’

Down To Earth speaks to Daniel Shugar from the University of Calgary in Canada on what exactly could have happened in Chamoli

Char Dham: How geological instability and blasting are causing landslides in Tota Ghati

Any hard rock valleys yet to be widened for the project need to be critically evaluated

Kerala rains: 24 landslides in 24 hours, 22 killed, 22,165 moved

A landslide in Kavalappara village in Malappuram district has 30 houses buried under it  

Sri Lanka witnesses worst flood in 14 years; death toll reaches 100

Over 200,382 people belonging to 52,603 families were affected across 14 districts in the country

Talcher coal mine accident: 1 dead, 4 trapped after landslide

The death toll might go up to 14 as the nine rescued workers are in a serious condition

Japan gets 3 times the average July rain in 5 days; at least 100 killed

While extreme rain in western Japan has caused devastating landslides, destroying infrastructure, more such landslides are on cards

Heavy rains in Nepal may threaten Bihar again

Water levels in the Kosi and other rivers are likely to rise further this week because of heavy rains in Nepal from August 13. Heavy rainfall …

Chamoli glacier burst: Himalayan blunders compounded

The issue is about carrying capacity of the fragile region, which is even more at risk because of climate change

Kerala received 316% more rainfall than normal on August 8: IMD

Since the beginning of the monsoon season, 14 districts in the state have been affected by floods comprising over 2,000 villages, says the …

Char Dham national highway has cost Uttarakhand its ecological balance

To assess the extent of the ecological damage that construction activity is causing, Down To Earth travelled 250 km on the Char Dham …

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Cyclone Titli: Can Odisha protect vulnerable tribal districts?

In the wake of IMD's warning over Titli, Odisha mobilised resources to protect coastal districts, but the cyclonic storm took an unusual turn

Anandatheertha, the sage who lived for Kaveri, dies

Anandatheertha lived a life of intense commitment to the Kaveri. He died in landslide in Talakaveri on August 6

Nepal landslide was a disaster waiting to happen, say experts

Local people had alerted authorities to persisting threat; landslides in the region have claimed 150 lives since 1990

Residents shifted out of villages within Kosi embankment denied shelter, food

They allege all space in relief camps and relief materials are cornered by those living outside the embankment

Residents shifted out of villages within Kosi embankment denied shelter, food

They allege all space in relief camps and relief materials are cornered by those living outside the embankment

Nepal landslide: flood threat eases in Bihar

Bihar officials say water dammed in Nepal by rock and debris from landslide will be released slowly following high level talks with Nepal …

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Sikkim High Court issues notice to state government on landslide dam

Chief Justice serves notices to the Sikkim government on action taken as fears of flash floods from a landslide dam engulf the state

Kargil landslide: Centre considers controlled explosions

As the artificial lake created in the Phutkal river grows and with snow melt season around the corner authorities fear flash floods

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भूवैज्ञानिक सर्वेक्षण संस्थान रिमोट सेंसिंग और भौगोलिक सूचना तंत्र जैसी तकनीकों की मदद से भूस्‍खलन संवेदनशीलता मानचित्र बनाने में जुटा