The tale of three landslides in the Western Ghats, India: lessons to be learnt

The tale of three landslides in the Western Ghats, India: lessons to be learnt

Abstract In recent years, landslides have become a typical monsoon calamity in the Western Ghats region of Kerala, India. In addition to property damage, heavy rainfall (36% above normal) and multiple landslides (4728) killed 48 people in 2018. This tendency continued throughout the monsoon seasons...

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Main Authors: R. S. Ajin, D. Nandakumar, A. Rajaneesh, T. Oommen, Yunus P. Ali, K. S. Sajinkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-07-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
Subjects:
Landslides
Human interventions
Kokkayar
Kottickal
Western Ghats
Kerala
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-022-00218-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-022-00218-1

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