7 January 2020 08:21 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
On 6 January 2020 a large coastal landslide occurred at Trimingham in north Norfolk, eastern England. This is an area of complex glaciotectonic deposits that control the style of landsliding.
Tags: coast, featured, glacial, landslide report, Norfolk, UK
7 August 2019 06:14 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In Deviot, Tasmania a reactivated slow-moving landslide is destroying five properties. The owners are seeking redress through the Tasmanian Upper House.
Tags: australia, featured, insurance, slow landslide, Tasmania
1 August 2019 23:07 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway suffered a series of large, rainfall-induced landslides on Tuesday, killing at least one person.
Tags: Europe, featured, landslide report, landslide video, Norway
13 June 2019 06:19 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A video has been widely shared showing a very complex, dynamic landslide in glacial materials on coastal cliffs at Sidestrand, eastern England
Tags: coastal erosion, featured, landslide video, Norfolk, UK
10 July 2018 06:34 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
On Sunday a comparatively small geotechnical failure triggered a train derailment in Turkey, killing 24. The accident serves to illustrate the need for vigilance on earthworks on the railway network.
Tags: culvert, embankment, Europe, featured, landslide report, rail, railway, train, Turkey
16 June 2017 06:24 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In the USA, the NTSB has released a report into a major derailment at Northfield in Vermont, caused by a collision with a small rockslide
Tags: featured, landslide report, North America, railway, rockslide, train, USA
11 June 2017 08:52 in Art by Dave Petley
Landslides in Art Part 29: a beautiful Victorian view of the famous Black Ven landslide complex in Dorset, southern England
Tags: art, Dorset, england, featured, painting
21 March 2017 08:18 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Longdendale dams in the Pennines of northern England were constructed in Victorian times in an area of large, ancient landslides. Unsurprisingly, considerable problems were encountered during construction.
Tags: construction, dam, england, featured, landslide report, UK
21 December 2016 10:43 in mitigation by Dave Petley
The massive toe weight structure protecting the railway line on the Folkestone Warren rotational landslide in Kent in southern England
Tags: england, featured, landslide mitigation, railway, UK
7 September 2016 07:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Why maintaining forest roads is important – a large landslide triggered by a small culvert failure in the Six Rivers National Forest in California
Tags: california, culvert, erosion, featured, forest, highway, landslide report, North America, road, USA
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