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25 September 2015
Landslides caused by beavers
In Switzerland on Monday the A1 motorway was closed by a landslide triggered by busy beavers.
24 September 2015
The Pemberton Portage Road landslide in British Columbia, Canada
The Pemberton Portage Road landslide was a channelised debris flow, triggered by heavy rain, that destroyed a house in Birken, BC, Canada on Sunday
22 September 2015
The 1991 Touzhai rock avalanche in China
In September 1991 the Touzhai rock avalanche in China killed over 200 people. In a paper just published, Xing et al. (2015) provide a detailed description and the outcomes of modeling of the runout of the landslide
10 September 2015
The West Salt Creek Landslide, Mesa County – implications for hazard management
The Colorado Geological Survey report into the West Salt Creek landslide in Mesa County includes recommendations on the management of hazards both at this site and in the local area
9 September 2015
West Salt Creek Landslide: Colorado Geological Survey report
The Colorado Geological Survey has produced a detailed report on the 2014 West Salt Creek landslide, which killed three men. Surprisingly, this was a high mobility rock avalanche that initiated as a rotational landslide.
8 September 2015
Portland: progressive failure at Weare Cliffs
In Dorset in southern England, a complex progressive landslide is developing on the Weare Cliffs on the Isle of Portland.
7 September 2015
Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona – an interesting rockfall problem
A joint rock block is forming close to the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, threatening infrastructure at the foot of the slope. The US Bureau of Reclamation are involved in an extraordinary project to try to stabilise it.
30 August 2015
Sitka landslide in Alaska – the potential power of simple geomorphic mapping
A landslide a couple of weeks ago at Sitka in Alaska killed 3 men. Google Earth imagery of the site suggests that it may have an active geomorpic history
29 August 2015
A large rockfall on the Tour Ronde, Mont Blanc
On Thursday a significant rockfall occurred on the Tour Ronde in the Mont Blanc region. It was captured in a dramatic video by Gianluca Marra, a local climbing guide
22 August 2015
Mount Rainier debris flows, 13th August 2015
On 13th August a series of debris flows occurred on the flanks of Mount Rainier in Washington State, USA. These glacier collapse events were captured on video, photographs & seismic instruments
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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