Analysis of the global geographical spread of landslides that cause fatalities demonstrates that the greatest losses occur in Asia

A new study of the 2017 Mocoa debris flows in Colombia (Prada-Sarmiento et al. 2019) indicates that the area had suffered 11 previous events in the 70 years prior to the disaster.

The Proceedings of the Second JTC1 Workshop: Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides

Images have been published showing the extreme levels of damage, caused by flooding, to the Hidroituango powerhouse in Colombia.

A detailed analysis has been published in the journal Landslides of the 2017 Mocoa Debris Flow in Colombia, which killed 409 people.

Brazilian mining company Vale warned on Friday that the Sul Superior tailings dam, at the Gongo Soco mine in Minas Gerais, is at risk of imminent collapse

Cyclone Idai: evidence of the impact of landslides and debris flows As the true magnitude of the likely costs of Cyclone Idai across southern Africa becomes clear, some images are emerging that indicate that in some areas landslides may have been a significant part of the problem, in Zimbabwe at least.  This is directly indicated in a few news reports – for example, it has been widely noted that two …

Hidroituango: the complex geology behind the problems in the mountain, with suggestions that the powerhouse cavern might lie at the intersection of 2 faults

A new set of problems have emerged at the Hidroituango hydroelectric dam in Colombia, with drilling indicating the presence of a large void in the rock mass

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