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6 January 2015
The Scorciavacche Viaduct in Sicily: an earthworks failure that has become a national scandal
In Sicily in southern Italy a national scandal has developed at the site of the Scorciavacche Viaduct, which opened less than a month ago, but has now been closed as a result of a major earthworks failure
5 January 2015
Erlang village, Guizhou: a deadly rockslide in China
On Sunday a large rockslide occurred at Erlang Village in Guizhou, China, burying a major road and killing at least three people
16 December 2014
Oso: The SR 530 Landslide Commission report
The Commission set up to investigate the Oso / SR 530 landslide released its report yesterday. The recommendations include a proper hazard mapping program, the formation of a geological hazards institute and forensic investigations of this and other large landslide events in the state
15 December 2014
The Banjarnegara landslide in Central Java, Indonesia: 32 dead, 76 missing
Late of Friday night a landslide in Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia killed 32 people, with an estimated 76 people still missing.
4 December 2014
The Domkar Monastery landslide: the (non-)evolution of a failure
An archive of images of the Domkar Monastery landslide is available since 2007. They show remarkably little evidence of the development of the landslide.
3 December 2014
The Domkar Monastery landslide in Qinghai, eastern Tibet
In early November a spectacular and highly destructive rotational landslide occurred at Domkar Monastery in Tibet, destroying many buildings
17 November 2014
Markagunt: A truly gigantic gravity landslide (2000 cubic kilometres!)
A new paper in Geology describes for the first time the Markagunt gravity slide – a c.2000 square kilometre landslide deposit in Utah, USA that occurred about 22 million years ago.
12 November 2014
Mannen landslide: latest status report
The creep rate of the Mannen landslide in Norway has now declined to 2 mm per day. The risk level has been reduced from red to yellow, but the landslide still requires monitoring
7 November 2014
A roundup of recent landslide events
An roundup of recent landslides, including an update on the Mannen landslide in Norway, a fatal landslide in Switzerland and a rockslide in Canada that has left a train driver missing
31 October 2014
The Mannen rockslide: still standing
The Mannen rockslide in Norway continues to actively deform but has not, as yet, failed. There continues to be a great deal of interest in Norway in this event, putting the monitoring team under great pressure
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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