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Tso Rolpa one year after devastating earthquakes in Nepal

Prof. John Reynolds, MD, RIL, has just returned from almost three weeks in Nepal during which he undertook field work at Tsho Rolpa in Rolwaling, northern Nepal. 

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Looking for new staff

Due to a growing workload RIL is keen to appoint two new members of staff as soon as possible. 

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The challenges of shifting sands in offshore renewable energy projects

RIL’s MD, Prof. John M. Reynolds attended the Marine and River Dune Dynamics MARID-5 international conference held in Caernarfon, North Wales, on the 4th and 5th April.

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RIL’s MD plays significant role in international hydropower conference

RIL’s MD, Prof. John M. Reynolds, took a prominent part the ASIA 2016 international hydropower conference in Vientiane, Laos PDR, between 1st and 3rd March 2016,

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Chile research funding awarded

RIL will partner with Aberystwyth and Exeter universities in the UK and with the Austral University of Chile, Valdivia, in Chile for a 2-year research project ‘Glacial hazards in Chile: Processes,...

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HYDRO 2015, Bordeaux, France, 26th-28th October 2015

This year’s international gathering of hydropower specialists was held in Bordeaux, France, 26th-28th October 2015.

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Latest status of Tsho Rolpa and Imja Tsho glacial lakes, Nepal, following the Gorkha Earthquake, 25th April 2015

The recent earthquakes in Nepal on the 25th April and 12th May 2015 and many aftershocks have led to concerns being expressed about the stability of two glacial lakes in Nepal – Tsho Rolpa in Rolwaling,...

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Ghorka earthquake and aftershocks destroy the village of Beding in Rolwaling – renewed concern over the stability of Tsho Rolpa, Nepal

On Saturday (9th May) I received the following news from Dr Janice Turner, an anthropologist who has been studying Rolwaling Valley in Nepal for 40 years: 

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Update on the aftermath of the Gorkha Earthquake of 25th April in Nepal

It is now clear that the immediate aftermath of the devastating earthquake on the 25th April has moved from search & rescue through to body recovery and care for survivors.  In additional there is...

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Nepal’s devastating earthquake Saturday 25th April 2015

The graphic pictures of the destruction of the older parts of Kathmandu and surrounding districts and of collapsed houses in remote villages are a stark reminder of the impact of earthquakes.

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