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25 March 2021
Wongawallan: a damaging landslide in Australia
Wongawallan: a landslide caused by the recent bout of heavy rainfall has severely damaged land around a house in Queensland, Australia
18 February 2021
A GIS-based map of the Chunchi landslide in Ecuador
With thanks to @Angel_V_A for highlighting it, there is now a fantastic GIS-based map of the Chunchi landslide in Ecuador online
4 January 2021
The Trotternish landslide complex on the Isle of Skye in Scotland
Understanding the Trotternish landslide complex on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, perhaps the most beautiful landslides on Earth?
8 December 2020
Landslide potential this winter? Satellite images of the wildfire areas of western USA
Landslide potential this winter? A new video compilation of satellite images of the wildfire areas of western USA
8 October 2020
Post wildfire mudslide potential in the Pacific West of the United States
A satellite image showing post wildfire mudslide potential in the Pacific West of the United States in winter 2020 – 2021
26 March 2020
The Imom rockslide in Central Asia
The 15 million cubic metre Imom rockslide in Central Asia, one of a vast number of ancient giant landslides in this fascinating area
14 January 2020
The Hope Slide in Canada: new images released by BC Highways
Last week, BC Highways released an archive of images taken in the immediate aftermath of the 48 million cubic metre 1965 Hope Slide in British Columbia, Canada
5 December 2019
The Blackhawk rock avalanche – insights from imagery
Regular correspondent funkenbeachin has used ESA Sentinel multispectral satellite data to facilitate analysis of the Blackhawk rock avalanche
15 November 2019
The Blackhawk landslide
The fascinating 9 km long, 300 million cubic metre, highly complex, ancient Blackhawk landslide in the Lucerne valley of California.
5 July 2019
The Aizawl landslide: evidence from Google Earth of slope modification
Google Earth images suggest that the Aizawl landslide this week, which killed three people, occurred on a slope that had been cut during construction
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.