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19 November 2021
The 29 October 2021 Kameng River rock and ice avalanche in India
Images from Planet indicate that the 29 October 2021 Kameng Valley event was a probably a rock and ice avalanche that originated on a steep slope high in the mountains.
18 November 2021
Landslides and the road network in Uttarakhand, India
An Indian government official claimed yesterday that the Char Dham highway project in India is not responsible for causing landslides. This is demonstrably incorrect.
16 November 2021
Landslides and road damage from an atmospheric river event in British Columbia
An atmospheric river rainfall event on Sunday and Monday caused large numbers of landslides in British Columbia, Canada.
15 November 2021
Landslides from the 14 November 2021 M=6.3 earthquake near to Fin in Iran
Landslides from the 14 November 2021 M=6.3 earthquake near to Fin in Iran
12 November 2021
An update on the Ministro Hales mine landslide in Chile
An update on the Ministro Hales mine landslide in Chile
10 November 2021
A large landslide at the Ministro Hales mine in Chile
A satellite image from Planet Labs shows the aftermath of a c.700 m landslide at the Ministro Hales mine in Chile between 8 and 9 November 2021. Thanks to @Geo_Risk for spotting this one.
8 November 2021
Mallama: a deadly landslide in Colombia on 2 November
On 2 November 2021 a landslide at Mallama in NariƱo province, Colombia killed 17 people.
2 November 2021
The Tonghua landslide in Sichuan Province, China
According to a new paper in the journal Landslides (Cheng, Yang and Du 2021), the 220,000 cubic metre 2017 Tonghua landslide in Sichuan Province, China was triggered by nearby blasting during tunnel construction.
1 November 2021
A large landslide or glacial lake outburst in the headwaters of the Kameng River in Northern India?
The Discovering Arunachal blog reports that the Kameng River in N. India suffered a major sediment event on 29 October. The cause is unclear, but Planet Labs images confirm that a major erosion and deposition event occurred.
29 October 2021
The mobility of a rolling volcanic boulder
A remarkable video from the Cumbre Vieja eruption on La Palma shows the high level of mobility of an almost spherical boulder moving on a slope with few obstructions. Indiana Jones could face a greater hazard is Raiders of the Lost Ark is ever remade.

Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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