The Meson Alto rock avalanche is a 4.5 cubic kilometre landslide located in a tributary of the Maipo Valley high in the Andes of Chile.

The abstract deadline for the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday). There are three very exciting landslide sessions.

The Seti River disaster in May 2012 was caused by a large rock slope collapse from the Annapurna massif. What have we learnt since the initial analyses on this blog?

The fatal Utah rockfall yesterday highlights the importance of using geomorphic evidence to highlight dangerous locations below steep slopes

The Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea raises the issue of the importance, or otherwise, of landslide triggers in rock slopes

I have spent the last few days New South Wales in Australia courtesy of the University of Newcastle.  This has been a great experience in a very interesting and picturesque city located by the sea.  The region is blessed with beautiful beaches, but there are also some cliffs that are actively eroding.  One prominent feature in Newcastle is known as Nobbys Head, an interesting former small island, now linked to …

A fully funded PhD studentship is available in my research team at Durham to work on the modelling of rock slope failure

Three examples of actively deforming slopes from New Zealand. Many slopes show slow deformation; knowing which are likely to fail is a significant challenge

Using new satellite images & air photos to analyse the Seti River landslide in Nepal, which killed over 70 people.

In December 2011 a severe rainstorm triggered landslides in Golden Bay, New Zealand. This post provides photos of the landslide damage.