11 October 2021 07:56 in Research project by Dave Petley
A new web GIS platform recording the location and detailed of landslides has been recently constructed for the Attica region in Greece
Tags: database, featured, GIS, hazard, mapping, susceptibility map
13 June 2017 06:15 in landslide report by Dave Petley
More information has emerged about the 80 million cubic metre Amyntaiou landslide in a lignite mine in northern Greece on Saturday
Tags: coal, Europe, featured, Greece, landslide report, mine, mining
12 June 2017 06:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Saturday, an 80 million cubic metre landslide occurred at Anargyroi in Greece as a result of the collapse of the slopes bordering a lignite mine
Tags: coal, Europe, featured, Greece, landslide report, mine, mining
29 March 2016 07:42 in Oddities by Dave Petley
On Sunday 28th March 2016 the Sparmos Dam in Greece underwent an overtopping and breach event, damaging local fields and roads
Tags: breach, dam, dam failure, Europe, featured, Greece
23 February 2016 07:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In Greece the town of Ropoto has been abandoned due to the movement of a large landslide. Damage was 1st noticed in the 1960s, but the town was lost in 2012
Tags: earthflow, Europe, featured, Greece, landslide report
1 June 2021 06:42 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Corinth Canal: a video of the rockfall that has left it closed since January According to Wikipedia, the Conrinth Canal, “connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland“. Built in 1893, it was for a while an important trading route within Greece. However, it is a very narrow cut through bedrock – it is 6.4 km long …
Tags: canal, Europe, Greece, landslide report, landslide video, rockfall
8 October 2019 06:37 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
Samothraki: on a small Greek island, uncontrolled grazing of goats has led to a catastrophic increase in landslide hazard
Tags: animals, erosion, Europe, featured, Greece, sustainability
29 October 2018 07:35 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
On 25th October 2018 an M=6.8 earthquake occurred at 14 km depth off the coast of Greece. The Zakynthos earthquake is reported to have triggered rockfalls
Tags: earthquake, Europe, featured, Greece, rockfall
17 November 2016 08:48 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
A very large valley blocking landslide has occurred on the Hapuku River in New Zealand following the Kaikoura earthquake, creating a 150 m high dam
Tags: earthquake, featured, Kaikoura, landslide dam, New Zealand, valley blocking landslide
19 November 2015 08:15 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The M=6.5 earthquake off the coast of Lefkada in Greece on Tuesday induced dramatic landslides, caught on video, that have covered the famously beautiful Egremni Beach
Tags: earthquake, Europe, featured, Greece, landslide report
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