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1 March 2021
Staithes: an interesting place to pitch a tent for the weekend
Staithes: an interesting place to pitch a tent for the weekend. A couple and their child pitched their tent on the top of a landslide block
20 March 2020
Sinking ships to stop erosion
Sinking ships to stop erosion: the banks of the River Severn in England have been protected from landslides by sinking disused barges, creating a graveyard of old vessels
5 March 2020
A geological detour: the Geotimes pillow lavas at Wadi Jizzi in Oman
A geological detour to visit to the outcrop of the famous “Geotimes” pillow lavas in the Semail Ophiolite at Wadi Jizzi in Oman
3 September 2018
Dynamic liquefaction: a mass movement that can sink ships
Dynamic liquefaction, a key process that generates landslides in earthquakes, especially for example in the loess of China, also sinks large ships
8 December 2016
Civita di Bagnoregio: the worlds first landslide museum?
In the small historic village of Civita di Bagnoregio is located what may be the worlds first museum dedicated to landslides
29 March 2016
Sparmos Dam – a significant dam failure in Greece on Sunday 27th March
On Sunday 28th March 2016 the Sparmos Dam in Greece underwent an overtopping and breach event, damaging local fields and roads
6 August 2013
Digging for gold in Paraguay
In Capiata, Paraguay, 20 men are making a bold attempt to win a Darwin Award by excavating an unsupported pit to try to find a trove of 12 tonnes of gold
1 March 2013
Landslide oddities part 3: the ground moves in mysterious ways
In Georgia a local man has been surprised when his swimming pool popped out of the ground. This is a nice illustration of the complex ways in which the ground can move
7 February 2013
Landslide oddities number 2: please get baboosh off in the bathroom…
Part two in the series of landslide oddities – a philosophical warning sign about a landslip
5 February 2013
Landslide oddities number 1: arresting a felon
On Saturday a man stole a car in Brookings, Oregon. The police chase was ended when he crashed into a landslip blocking a minor road. He is now facing a landslide of criminal charges.
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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