A new study (Lan et al 2020) explores whether planting trees increases slope stability. Spoiler alert: in general they do on lower angled slopes, but on steep slopes they can reduce stability.

2018 will be remembered as a year of extraordinary landslides. This is my list of the ten most important landslide events of 2018

Malibu – Planet Labs have captured remarkable before and after SkySat images of the first round of mudflows following the recent wildfires

Last week significant debris flows struck the Montecito area of California, causing at least 20 fatalities. Planet Labs have now captured medium and high resolution images of the area affected.

The small town of Wye River in Australia, which was devastated by a forest fire in December 2015, is being affected by many rainfall triggered landslides

The USGS has a new web-based tool for disseminating information about debris flow potential for areas affected by wildfires

A report on the first landslide session from AGU 2011.

A brief description of a wildfire in Torridon, Scotland, over the weekend.