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Heavy downpour lashed Karwar and surrounding areas in Uttara Kannada district, disrupting normal life as several low-lying areas were submerged and hundreds of homes were inundated, officials said ...
Thousands of properties in the Dandenong Ranges are at growing risk of damage and destruction from landslides and will face tougher – and potentially costlier – erosion management controls ...
Disaster management squads on Saturday (May 24) stepped up surveillance in the upland areas of Kozhikode, where landslides had caused destruction during previous monsoon seasons.
IMD ’s recent geological assessment highlights 43 locations in Kodagu as high-risk zones prone to landslides and floods. “Residents living along the banks of the Hattihole, Cauvery, and ...
The KSDMA’s new list of landslide-prone sites includes Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga and Hassan, to which have been added such sites in Mangaluru, Belagavi, Londa and areas bordering Goa.
Director general of police (DGP) Deepam Seth informed that the police have identified 54 bottlenecks, 198 accident-prone sites, 49 black spots, and 66 landslide-prone areas along the route.
The model can analyze data and create precise maps highlighting landslide-prone zones. It achieves an impressive 95.6% accuracy in predicting landslide risks.
USGS continues to monitor landslide-prone areas in Bay Area after latest storm By Ian Cull • Published February 14, 2025 • Updated on February 14, 2025 at 5:47 pm ...
A Southern California coastal area long prone to landslides continues to inch toward the ocean at a rising speed posing danger to human life and infrastructure, a new NASA report shows.
Local officials credit the dry winter and several newly installed deep de-watering wells, which have pumped out millions of gallons of groundwater that drives the area’s landslide movement.
GSI has established a state-of-the-art National Landslide Forecasting (NLFC) facility at GSI, Kolkata, to develop and operationalise the regional LEWS in all the landslide-prone states/Union ...