7 February 2022 08:00 in landslide images, landslide report by Dave Petley
Google StreetView has imaged the aftermath of an unusual embankment failure near to Northampton at a warehouse construction site in the UK
Tags: embankment, featured, Google StreetView, Northampton, UK
5 October 2010 21:25 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Thanks to both Peter Diehl, PeterOi and an anonymous commenter for pointing out the locations of images of the embankment that failed to release the landslide of toxic sludge in Hungary. The best one is probably this image, from Der Standard in Austria: The failure appears to have occurred in the corner of the embankment, as shown in this Google Earth image: I cannot quite work out the internal structure …
Tags: flowslide, Hungary, mining
13 February 2023 06:33 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Information about, and images of, landslides triggered by the 6 February 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes is starting to emerge on social media
Tags: earthquake, featured, lateral spread, Syria, Turkey
4 February 2022 07:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 16 October 1979 a landslide in fill at Nice airport triggered a massive submarine landslide and tsunami, which killed at least 8 people.
Tags: Europe, featured, France, submarine landslide, tsunami
31 January 2022 07:27 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In December 2021 heavy rainfall in Malaysia triggered landslides that caused extensive damage, especially to the road network.
Tags: featured, landslide report, malaysia, road, SE. Asia
13 December 2021 08:29 in Landslide processes by Dave Petley
An interesting video discusses modes of failure of retaining walls
Tags: bearing capacity, construction, landslide video, North America, retaining wall, USA
1 September 2021 07:27 in landslide report by Dave Petley
George County: a drone video of the site of a fatal landslide on a highway in Mississippi, triggered by Hurricane Ida
Tags: featured, highway, landslide report, road, USA
2 June 2021 10:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 1 October 1918 a train was derailed by a landslide at Getå in Sweden. The accident, and the subsequent fire, killed at least 42 people.
Tags: Europe, featured, landslide report, railway, Sweden, train
1 April 2021 07:46 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Düzce Zonguldak: on 26 March 2021 a spectacular retaining wall slope failure occurred on a highway in Turkey
Tags: embankment, featured, retaining wall, road, Turkey, western Asia
30 March 2021 08:13 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The resilience of rail infrastructure: reports from the Network Rail earthworks and weather advisory task forces
Tags: earthworks, Europe, featured, Network Rail, rail, task force, train, UK, weather
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