16 October 2019 06:13 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
A review of the extensive early warning system used to manage landslide risk in the favellas of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, a city that faces multiple landslide hazards
Tags: alert, brazil, featured, landslide risk, risk, South America, warming
8 April 2010 09:06 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
O Globo in Brazil is reporting that another large landslide (in Portuguese “deslizamento de terra” for those looking the original website) struck the Niteroi area overnight, burying up to 50 houses, following the multiple slides yesterday. The slide (shown below in an image from O Globo) occurred at Viçoso Jardim, in the Niteroi suburb of Cubango. At least five people have been killed, with an unknown number of people missing. …
Tags: brazil, shanty town, urban
7 April 2010 08:31 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Over the last few days the city of Rio de Janeiro, and its twin city Niteroi just across the water, have been affected by extremely intense rainfall – a reported 288 mm in 24 hours. The upshot has been a series of flash floods and landslides that have killed over 100 people so far. More heavy rain is expected today. O Globo has produced an interactive map of the Rio …
Tags: brazil, city, landslide report, shanty town, South America, urban
31 December 2009 17:01 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Various international news agencies are reporting that the year is ending with a number of fatal landslides in and around Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. For example, the BBC report says: “Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Brazil, leaving at least 11 people dead. Officials said the worst incident had occurred in Jacarepagua, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro state, where a family of five died …
Tags: brazil, landslide report, mudslide, urban
23 December 2022 10:45 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
An open access paper in the journal Landslides (Cabral et al. 2022) analyses debris flows in Brazil over the last century, finding that 45 events have killed 5,771 people and generated US$5,5 billion in economic losses.
Tags: brazil, featured, research, review of a paper, South America
30 September 2022 07:00 in Database by Dave Petley
I have been pondering the number of large landslide disasters that occurred in the 1960s. This is an initial list that includes the landslide impacts of two of the greatest earthquakes in history and a series of landslides caused by dams and mining.
Tags: disaster, earthquake, featured, global database, landslide disasters, mining
4 April 2022 06:44 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Praia de Itaguaçu: one of a series of destructive landslides in Brazil On Saturday 2 April 2022 a series of landslides were triggered by heavy rainfall in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. In total 16 people are known to have died, the majority of whom lost their lives in landslides. The picture is a little confused at the moment, but reports include a mudslide in the town …
Tags: brazil, featured, landslide report, South America
21 February 2022 08:12 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
The tragic landslides last week in the Brazilian city of Petrópolis were the result of increasing risk caused by poor slope management
Tags: brazil, featured, landslide hazard, landslide risk, South America
17 February 2022 07:58 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A large urban landslide at Morro da Oficina, triggered by heavy rainfall in Petrópolis, Brazil, inundated at least 80 houses.
Tags: brazil, featured, landslide report, South America, urban landslide
4 March 2020 07:21 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Heavy rainfall on 2 and 3 March 2020 triggered many landslides in the urban area of Baixada Santista in SE Brazil, killing at least 18 people.
Tags: brazil, debris flow, featured, landslide report, South America, urban
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