Two further videos of the Kleine Gaisl rockfall in Italy
26 August 2016 07:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Two new videos have been posted to Youtube showing the Kleine Gaisl rockfall events in the Dolomites of northern Italy last week
26 August 2016 07:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Two new videos have been posted to Youtube showing the Kleine Gaisl rockfall events in the Dolomites of northern Italy last week
15 April 2016 07:02 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Yesterday a large rockfall occurred at a quarry for Carrara Marble at Colonnata in Tuscany, Italy, killing two quarry workers and injuring a third. Carrara Marble is the stone from which Michelangelo carved his sculpture David, and it is a prized building material worldwide.
22 January 2016 10:50 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Punta Tre Amici rockslide, a landslide of about 200,000 cubic metres, occurred on the flanks of Monte Rosa on 16th December 2015.
15 April 2015 08:15 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A landslide last week damaged the Himara viaduct, part of the key A19 highway in Sicily. The landslide has triggered a big row over the use of funds earmarked for landslide mitigation
10 March 2015 07:00 in Review of a paper, Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In a newly published paper, Lisa Borgatti and colleagues describe the February 2014 landslide that affected the historical town of San Leo in northern Italy, providing both a description of the event and a historical context. Landslides will be a major threat to this historical site in the coming decades
29 January 2014 00:01 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Last week a dramatic rockfall occurred at Tramin in Italy, which involved a large boulder demolishing a 300 year old barn. It was a very lucky escape for the occupants of the adjoining house
19 January 2014 14:20 in landslide report, Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Heavy rainfall in the last few days has triggered landslides in the Liguria region of Italy
5 December 2013 10:33 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
News reports show a large landslide at Montescaglioso in Southern Italy. This appears to be a reactivation by heavy rainfall of the Madonna La Nova landslide system
28 October 2011 08:04 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Rainfall records from Liguria this week suggest that peak rainfall intensities were truly exceptional – at one gauge they exceeded 140 mm per hour – leading to the flood and landslide disaster that affected northern Italy on Tuesday.
26 October 2011 06:05 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Italy suffered very heavy rainfall yesterday, triggering landslides and floods. One landslide hit a truck in La Spezia.
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