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19 Jan 2023 | Nepal

Satellite data to aid the development of a landslide monitoring and forecasting system for Nepal

Nepal faces a double whammy of floods and landslides every year. Often considered a secondary hazard, landslides are usually triggered by incessant rainfall falling upon hilly and unstable slopes in Nepal’s predominantly mountainous terrain.

Utsav Maden

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A landslide on the right bank of the Bhote Koshi River near Hindi Village in Sindhupalchowk District, Nepal. Unstable mountain slopes on relatively young mountain terrain experience landslides that are often triggered by ground movement resulting from rainfall and/or road construction. (Photo: Sudan Bikash Maharjan/ICIMOD)

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