We are currently recruiting a post-doctoral researcher to join us to work on earthquake-induced landslides in China, Nepal and Kazakhstan

Information is now emerging about the response by the authorities to the threat of landslides in the upcoming rainy season in the area affected by the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan Provice, China

Initial reports of the earthquake suggest that there are two landslide dams plus other landslides and dams. Images also suggest that there may have been foundation problems in some urban areas

We have used a new model developed at Durham to generate an initial map of the likely landslides triggered by the Iran earthquake this week

An official explanation for the Jiama mine landslide is that it was a natural event. Google earth images provide a different perspective, suggesting that it had been subject to the dumping of spoil from large-scale mining operations.

Initial information, and some fantastic images, are now available of the Bingham Canyon copper mine landslide. This is one of the largest mining-induced landslides of all time.

New images have been posted on Xinhua of the huge landslide at the Jiama mine in Tibet yesterday. This is an unusually large quarry landslide; there is little hope for the 83 victims

Xinhua is reporting that a landslide occurred at a gold mine in Tibet early this morning. In total 83 workers at the mine are reported to have been killed

High quality images and a video have emerged of two fatal coal mine landslides – one in China and one in the Philippines. Together they claimed 15 lives.

A review of a paper examining the linkages between high levels of landslides in 2010 and large scale rainfall patterns