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29 March 2020
Kanagawa prefecture: the tragic landslide experiment in 1971 that resulted in 15 deaths
In 1971, a landslide experiment in Kanagawa Prefecture by the the Science and Technology Agency of Japan went disastrously wrong, killing 15 people at the toe of the slope.
23 March 2020
Alborz mountains in Iran: an extraordinary rockfall video
On 20 March 2020 a remarkable Youtube video recorded a major rockfall / boulder roll in the Alborz mountains of Iran as it tore through a village, destroying at least four houses.
26 February 2020
The 1954 Prospect Point Rockfall at Niagara Falls
Amazing archive footage on Youtube showing the 1954 Prospect Point Rockfall at Niagara Falls in USA, which had a mass of 168,000 tonnes
31 July 2019
The best landslide videos of 2019
Many good landslide videos are emerging during a very active 2019 landslide season. I have put together a compilation of notable examples
19 July 2019
Chamoson: a dramatic debris flow video from last year in Switzerland
Today I stumbled across a dramatic debris flow video, shot in Grugnay in Chamoson, Switzerland in August 2018, which illustrates the mobility of such events
24 June 2019
Salaks: an unusual video of a landslide impact in Norway
On 8th June 2019 a landslide struck the Salaks salmon processing plant in the northern part of Norway. The landslide was caught on CCTV footage.
17 June 2019
Longyan City: a dramatic landslide in deeply weathered soil
On 13th June 2019 a strong rainstorm struck Longyan City in Fujian province, southern China, triggering a major landslide that was captured on CCTV.
13 June 2019
Sidestrand: a complex coastal cliff landslide captured on video
A video has been widely shared showing a very complex, dynamic landslide in glacial materials on coastal cliffs at Sidestrand, eastern England
11 June 2019
Three new landslide videos
Three new landslide videos have been posted to Youtube, showing dramatic failures from Pakistan, India and China in recent days
3 May 2019
Bajo Llojeta: a major landslide, with dramatic videos, in La Paz, Bolivia
Over the last few days, but primarily on 30th April 2019, a major landslide affected Bajo Llojeta in La Paz, Bolivia. This landslide was captured in a series of dramatic videos
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.
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