#landslides — Public Fediverse posts

Japan Weather Agency Warns of Heavy Rainfall in Tokyo and Seven Other Regions | Ratopati

Tokio. Japan’s Meteorological Agency has warned of heavy rainfall in seven regions including the capital Tokyo until Monday.…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Tokyo #Crovanh #floods #heavyrainfall #Landslides #MeteorologicalAgency #riverlevels #seasonalrainsystem #Typhoon #weatherwarning
https://www.europesays.com/japan/86891/

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’
By Andrew Gumbel in Big Sur, California

The coastal community in California had already been devastated by landslides and wildfires before a fatal crash

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism

#California #Overtourism #Californiawildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #USnews #Wildfires #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AndrewGumbelinBigSur #California

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’
By Andrew Gumbel in Big Sur, California

The coastal community in California had already been devastated by landslides and wildfires before a fatal crash

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism

#California #Overtourism #Californiawildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #USnews #Wildfires #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AndrewGumbelinBigSur #California

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’
By Andrew Gumbel in Big Sur, California

The coastal community in California had already been devastated by landslides and wildfires before a fatal crash

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism

#California #Overtourism #Californiawildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #USnews #Wildfires #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #AndrewGumbelinBigSur #California

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism #California #Overtourism #CaliforniaWildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #UsNews #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism #California #Overtourism #CaliforniaWildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #UsNews #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism #California #Overtourism #CaliforniaWildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #UsNews #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism #California #Overtourism #CaliforniaWildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #UsNews #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather

After overtourism besieged Big Sur, the worst finally happened: ‘People kept saying someone is going to die’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/05/california-big-sur-overtourism #California #Overtourism #CaliforniaWildfires #Landslides #WestCoast #UsNews #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather

Lesson learned?

Galchi, Nepal
A mark shows the mud level on a wall in a classroom at Bageshwori secondary school after flash floods in Galchi. The Himalayas – spanning Nepal, India, China, Bhutan and Pakistan – are warming twice as fast as the global average, putting the region at increased risk of avalanches, landslides and floods.

Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#schools

Lesson learned?

Galchi, Nepal
A mark shows the mud level on a wall in a classroom at Bageshwori secondary school after flash floods in Galchi. The Himalayas – spanning Nepal, India, China, Bhutan and Pakistan – are warming twice as fast as the global average, putting the region at increased risk of avalanches, landslides and floods.

Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#schools

Lesson learned?

Galchi, Nepal
A mark shows the mud level on a wall in a classroom at Bageshwori secondary school after flash floods in Galchi. The Himalayas – spanning Nepal, India, China, Bhutan and Pakistan – are warming twice as fast as the global average, putting the region at increased risk of avalanches, landslides and floods.

Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#schools

Lesson learned?

Galchi, Nepal
A mark shows the mud level on a wall in a classroom at Bageshwori secondary school after flash floods in Galchi. The Himalayas – spanning Nepal, India, China, Bhutan and Pakistan – are warming twice as fast as the global average, putting the region at increased risk of avalanches, landslides and floods.

Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#schools

Lesson learned?

Galchi, Nepal
A mark shows the mud level on a wall in a classroom at Bageshwori secondary school after flash floods in Galchi. The Himalayas – spanning Nepal, India, China, Bhutan and Pakistan – are warming twice as fast as the global average, putting the region at increased risk of avalanches, landslides and floods.

Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#schools

Aftermath

Devighat, Nepal
Rescue workers inspect damaged structures after the recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Devighat. The disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse that sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud through Nepal’s border region with China.

Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#mud

Aftermath

Devighat, Nepal
Rescue workers inspect damaged structures after the recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Devighat. The disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse that sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud through Nepal’s border region with China.

Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#mud

Aftermath

Devighat, Nepal
Rescue workers inspect damaged structures after the recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Devighat. The disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse that sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud through Nepal’s border region with China.

Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#mud

Aftermath

Devighat, Nepal
Rescue workers inspect damaged structures after the recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Devighat. The disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse that sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud through Nepal’s border region with China.

Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#mud

Aftermath

Devighat, Nepal
Rescue workers inspect damaged structures after the recent flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Devighat. The disaster was triggered by a glacier collapse that sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud through Nepal’s border region with China.

Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

#photography
#Nepal
#GlacierCollapse
#landslides
#floods
#rivers
#GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange
#mud

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
By Bill McGuire

In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps

#NepalTibetflooddisaster #Climatecrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #Naturaldisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #Extremeweather #TheGuardian #BillMcGuire

The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flood-alaska-himalayas-andes-greenland-alps #NepaltibetFloodDisaster #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Earthquakes #Tsunamis #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Volcanoes #Glaciers #Environment #ExtremeWeather

Roads cutting through mountain ranges and waterfalls
Do they cause landslides and reactivate old ones?

Temporary fix for Waterfall Way at Gordonville slip site
"Waterfall Way has reopened between Bellingen and Dorrigo after temporary repairs to the Gordonville slip site. The temporary fix consists of a gravel filled shipping container wall, two containers high and eight containers long, attached to the rockface using nine high-strength steel anchors drilled deep into the rockface." >>
https://insidelocalgovernment.com.au/temporary-fix-for-waterfall-way-at-gordonville-slip-site/

Video of landslide: Waterfall Way, Gordonville Crossing Landslip >>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGymAVc1u8g

Do roads mean landslides are more likely? >>
https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2015/01/16/geosciences-column-do-roads-mean-landslides-are-more-likely/

Could road constructions be more hazardous than an earthquake in terms of mass movement?

"In this study, we report a distinct correlation of mass movements and major road constructions that explicitly shows human impact on mountainous environments which are under anthropogenic disturbance recently. Our results further suggest that slope instabilities increased drastically after major service road constructions for hydroelectric power plants and as well as other road extension works."

"We also stress that the impact of road construction can disturb the natural slope equilibrium to an extent comparable with moderate (larger than 6 Mw) earthquakes."

"Such an observation implies that human activities can have a large, if not even dominant, impact on landscape evolution and the natural regime of surface processes. This is part of the definition of “Anthropocene,” an age where our society shapes nature for our purposes, frequently at the risk of damaging ourselves."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-021-05199-2

Image: Sisyphus, Franz von Stuck, 1920

#roads #WaterFallWay #mountains #ecosystem #denudation #overloading #waterfalls #Bellingenshire #Dorrigo #landslides #landslips #infrastructure #cars #engineering #Sisyphus #mindsets #Anthropocene

Detection And Spatial Modelling Of Trends In UK Rainfall Frequency
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2026.2622458 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #extremeweather #rainfall #pluvial #frequency #trends #nonstationarity #extremevalue #model #modeling #monitoring #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britian #England #Scotland #Wales #precipitation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #drainage #monitoring #planning #resilience #naturalhazards #flooding #flood #water #hydrology # #sewerage #sewage #wastewater #waterways #pollution #spills #releases #stormwater #erosion #massmovement #landslides #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #climatic #covariates #raingauges #maximums #duration #winter #NorthernEngland #NorthAtlanticOscillation #NAO #index #metrics #annualmaximum #AMAX #seasonalmaximum #SMAX #peaksoverthreshold #POT #statistics #geostatistics #MetOffice #weather #climate

When Heavy Rain Meets #Glacial Landscapes – Record-Breaking #Flooding in #WashingtonState [USA]…
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/geological-society-of-america_geohazards-flooding-landslides-ugcPost-7405031818007187457-wuwy <-- shared GSA LinkedIn post
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https://doi.org/10.1130/G39691.1 <-- shared paper
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https://komonews.com/news/local/landslide-risk-western-washington-severe-flooding-heavy-rain-continues-for-dirt-soil-sediment-weather-forecast-winter-storm-pacific-northwest <-- shared media article
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https://youtu.be/1yB34LibGo8?si=Z_Ug5gd3xLhvZGym <-- shared media video
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#geohazards #Landslides #Geology #landslide #severeweather #landslides #landsliderisk #weather #westernwashington #washingtonflooding #flooding #winterconditions #storm #pnw #meteorology #science #massmovement #flood #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #rainfall #atmosphericriver #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #mitigation #forecasting #riskmanagement #damage #infrastructure #cost #economics #publicsafety #PNW #PacificNorthwest #water #hydrology #glacial #sediment #sedimentology #stratigraphy #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #elevation #slopestability #froundwater #hydrology #model #flow #modeling #outwash #till #clay #watertable #lithology #landscape #geomorphology #geometry #USA

#California Issued Warning Over ‘Onslaught’ of #AtmosphericRivers

By Amanda Greenwood, Dec 17, 2025

"Following last week’s atmospheric rivers—which triggered flooding in the #Cascades and #WashingtonState—the #WestCoast is facing another series of storms, now shifting south. These systems are expected to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to #Oregon and #NorthernCalifornia from Wednesday into the weekend and next week, according to senior meteorologists at The Weather Channel.

"In summary, these meteorologists have forecast that Wednesday could bring heavy rain and high winds to the northwest and far northern parts of California, lessening to showers on Wednesday afternoon.

"Another atmospheric river will then hit #Oregon, Washington, #Idaho, and #Montana on Thursday, bringing snow and rain. By Friday, the system is expected to move into southern Oregon and northern California, particularly affecting areas north of the Bay Area. Over the weekend, there is a concern that northern California will be badly affected by rainfall on Sunday, with locally heavy rain forecast to return to Oregon and Washington.

"They've predicted that the heaviest rainfall is expected to fall over the weekend, in western Oregon and northern California, particularly #Siskiyou and coastal ranges along the California coast, where up to 5 inches of rain is forecast. This is likely to cause #FlashFlooding and possibly even #landslides—especially in areas that have recently experienced #wildfires.

"Already flooded areas in Washington—particularly the Skagit, Snohomish, Green, White, Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Yakima Rivers—could experience secondary crests, a later rise in river levels, from the additional rainfall. Although levels aren’t expected to be as high as last week, it could cause 'major flooding,' especially along the #SkagitRiver."

Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/california-issued-warning-onslaught-atmospheric-rivers-11225495

#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #USWestCoast #ClimateCrisis

Linking Inca Terraces With Landslide Occurrence In The Ticsani Valley, Peru
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https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14110315 <-- shared paper
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[takes me back to my engineering geology days in the Southern Hemisphere, including my thesis – with a healthy dose of spatial analysis and modeling – and all with a specific use; what is not to like?]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #landslides #massmovement #Inca #Andes #irrigation #terraces #Peru #SouthAmerica #confusionmatrix #logisticregression #geohazards #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #terracing #water #hydrology #surfaceflow #geomechanical #geotechnical #Ticsani #algorithm #processes #geostatistics #river #slope #agriculture #farming #soils #geology #risk #hazard #publicsafety #fem #model #modeling #rainfall #precipitation #permeability #groundwater #subsurfaceflow #instability #fluvial #erosion

Looks like some minor #landslides were triggered by the M6.8 #TajikistanEarthquake yesterday, onto the frozen surface of #SarezLake, which itself is dammed by a massive earthquake-triggered landslide in 1911. Before-and-after imagery from Planet. This is ~50km from epicenter. Waiting on more extensive imagery but I don't see any major secondary #geohazards triggered by the quake.

So in the spirit of using hashtags more regularly, here's a series of threaded toots about #landslides, #glaciers, #cliamatechange, #geohazards, #dead #birds, and #coconuts. https://fediscience.org/@watershedlab/109325786301377752