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31 January 2023
Palolo Valley: the boulder that came to tea
A great video has emerged of a boulder that crashed into a house in the Palolo Valley in Hawaii on Sunday 29 January 2023
24 January 2023
A coastal cliff collapse at Blacks Beach, San Diego, California
On 20 January 2023 a large coastal cliff collapse at Blacks Beach, San Diego, California was captured on a truly amazing video.
16 January 2023
A remarkable number of landslides in California
Since the start of 2023, California has been hit by a succession of major rainstorms. To date at least 402 landslides have been triggered.
14 December 2022
Palos Verdes Estates: a coastal cliff landslide captured on video
On 9 December 2022 a landslide occurred on a cliff at Palos Verdes Estates in California. The failure was captured on video from a news helicopter.
3 November 2022
Pierreville: an interesting landslide in Quebec, Canada
Pierreville: on 1 November 2022 an interesting landslide occurred on a riverbank in Quebec, Canada, destroying a road and threatening houses.
24 October 2022
The Barry Arm landslide in Alaska: increased rates of movement
The Barry Arm landslide in Alaska: increased rates of movement in recent weeks has led to new warnings to people on or near to the fjords in the area.
23 September 2022
The 17 September 2022 rock avalanche at Lamplugh Glacier in Alaska
On 17 September 2022 a large rock avalanche developed from the collapse of a rock slope at Lamplugh Glacier in Alaska
21 September 2022
The 1 September 2022 rock avalanche on the Ecstall River in British Columbia, Canada
On 1 September 2022 a very large rock/ice avalanche occurred on the Ecstall River in British Columbia, Canada.
21 July 2022
Mudflows at the site of the Pipeline Fire in Arizona
Last week, heavy rainfall triggered mudflows, captured on video, from the scar of the Pipeline Fire in Arizona
30 June 2022
The Hallett Peak rockslide in Rocky Mountain National Park
On 28 June 2022 at about 4:30 p.m. a large rockslide occurred on the side of Hallett Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
28 June 2022
Always fly with the window blinds up: the West Salt Creek landslide
Always fly with the window blinds up: images of the large 25 May 2014 West Salt Creek landslide in Colorado, USA
9 June 2022
The Black Lake landslide at Thetford Mines in Quebec
In the last few days a video captured by a drone of the aftermath of the 2009 Black Lake rockslide at Thetford Mines in Quebec, Canada, has gone viral.
30 May 2022
Whitehorse escarpment, Yukon: a landslide caught on a monitoring camera
Whitehorse escarpment, Canada: on 28 May 2022 the Yukon Geological Survey recorded a significant landslide on a monitoring camera.
22 March 2022
Scud Glacier: images of the 2020 rock avalanche in British Columbia
Scud Glacier: aerial images of the 2020 rock avalanche in British Columbia in Canada.
24 December 2021
Spruce Tree House – extreme rockfall management
Spruce Tree House in Colorado – rockfall management of a natural arch that shelters a key archaeological site in Mesa Verde National Park
13 December 2021
The failure of retaining walls
An interesting video discusses modes of failure of retaining walls
22 November 2021
The British Columbia landslides and floods – new images of the impacts
Over the last few days new sets of images have been posted online of the enormous impact of the landslides that affected parts of British Columbia a week ago, caused by an exceptional rainfall event.
1 October 2021
Using InSAR to create a landslide inventory for the Pacific Northwest
A new paper in the journal Landslides presents a new inventory of slow-moving landslides for the Pacific Northwest, derived from InSAR. 617 active landslides that had not previously been identified were mapped.
10 September 2021
Landslides from the 7 September 2021 M=7.1 Guerrero earthquake in Mexico
Images of landslides from the 7 September 2021 M=7.1 Guerrero earthquake in Mexico
8 September 2021
The Pretty Rocks landslide in Denali National Park in Alaska
The movement rate of the Pretty Rocks landslide in Denali National Park in Alaska has dramatically increased this summer, leading to closure of the only road across the area.