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2 October 2013
A selfless act of bravery – a father saves his daughter by shielding her with his body
In a selfless act of bravery, a father saved the life of 13-year-old Gracie Johnson by shielding her from rockslide debris in Colorado
1 October 2013
Five people killed in rockslide on Mount Princeton in Chaffee County, Colorado
A rockslide on Monday on the flanks of Mount Princeton in Chaffee County, Colorado killed five people and left a teenage girls with a broken leg
30 September 2013
Next week is the 50th anniversary of the Vajont disaster – some web resources as a primer
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the Vajont disaster. This post contains a number of key links to usefuol web resources about the landslide
24 September 2013
Recent fatal landslides in the Philippines
In the last two days three landslides in the Philippines have killed 25 people
19 September 2013
First reports of a major landslide in Mexico
Initial reports are emerging that a landslide at the village of La Pintada in Mexico has left 58 people missing
9 September 2013
A large mudflow at Stehekin in Washington State, USA
The North Cascades National Park Service has released some dramatic photographs of a debris flow that struck Stehekin in Washington State on Thursday
31 August 2013
Another large rock avalanche in Alaska
Colin Stark and Goran Ekstrom have detected another spectacular rock avalanche in Alaska. It occurred on 25th July near to Mount Jarvis.
10 August 2013
A large, deadly landslide in Japan
On Friday a large landslide killed at least four people at Senboku in Akita Province in Japan
31 July 2013
The Darjeeling landslide disaster of 1950
The Darjeeling landslide disaster of 1950 killed 127 people. The Save the Hills blog has a presentation with wonderful images of the landslides
24 July 2013
Two dramatic new landslide videos from China
Two new videos on Youtube show landslides in China. One features the aftermath of a loess landslide, the other a rockslide above a community
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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