Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Nepal Tests AI-Powered System to Predict Landslides
Nepal is trying out a smart system that uses computer smarts (AI) to guess when landslides might happen.
This system looks at things like how much it rains and how the ground is moving.
People in villages send info to experts who use it to make a map that warns everyone of danger.
It helps the people get ready, leave if they need to, and keep everyone safe from landslides.
This is important because landslides are a big problem in Nepal, especially during monsoon season.
Nepal is testing an AI-powered early warning system to predict landslides.
The system uses rainfall, ground movement data, local observations, and satellite imagery.
The system is being piloted in two high-risk areas in Nepal: Kimtang and Jyotinagar.
The goal is to provide early warnings to communities to enable evacuation and preventive actions.
The system's development involved partners from Australia, Nepal, Britain, and Italy.
- Who
- The system was developed by Professor Antoinette Tordesillas with partners from several countries.
- What
- Nepal is testing an AI-powered early warning system for landslides.
- When
- Data collection has been ongoing for two months, with a need for a year or two of data for accurate forecasting.
- Where
- The system is being tested in Nepal, specifically in Kimtang and Jyotinagar.
- Why
- To save lives and reduce the impact of landslides, a major cause of monsoon-related deaths in Nepal.
- System Name
- SAFE-RISCCS
- Primary Data Used
- Rainfall, ground movement data, local observations, satellite imagery
- Pilot Locations
- Kimtang and Jyotinagar, Nepal
- Fatalities in 2023 (Landslides)
- 300+
- Key Benefit
- Early landslide warnings