19 April 2021 08:04 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Landslides from the 18 April 2021 M 5.9 earthquake near to Bandar Genaveh, Iran On 18 April 2021 a M=5.9 earthquake struck the port city of Bandar Genaveh in Iran. The earthquake was centred on the town of Bandah Rig. There are some reports of damage in Bandah Genaveh, and five people were injured. A couple of videos have been posted of landslides triggered by the earthquake. The best one …
Tags: earthquake, featured, Iran, landslide report, landslide video, Middle East
9 March 2021 08:38 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Ebisu Circuit: an intriguing, high mobility landslide in volcanic materials caused by the 2021 Fukushima Earthquake in Japan
Tags: coseismic landslide, earthquake, featured, tephra, volcanic
10 February 2021 08:39 in landslide costs by Dave Petley
Hydroelectric power, dams and the growing list of landslide accidents in the Himalayas (and in other high mountain areas)
Tags: dam, dams, featured, Himalayas, hydroelectric, South Asia
18 December 2020 07:59 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
Arequipa, Peru: landslides triggered by a M=5.6 earthquake on 16 December 2020 have been caught on a dramatic video
Tags: earthquake, featured, landslide report, Peru, seismic, South America, video
14 July 2020 06:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Over the last few days intense monsoon rainfall in Nepal has triggered a wave of landslides that have caused extensive loss of life and damage.
Tags: featured, landslide report, monsoon, nepal, South Asia
11 June 2020 07:24 in Art by Dave Petley
Landslides in Art part 33: Vue du vallon entre le Rossberg e le Rigi apres la terrible catastrophe du 2e Septembre 1806 by Gaspar Rahn, which depicts the Goldau landslide in Switzerland.
Tags: art, Europe, featured, painting, Switzerland
2 June 2020 06:32 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
A new study (Shafique 2020) published in the journal Geomorphology shows that landslide activity remained high for at least 13 years after the Kashmir earthquake
Tags: earthquake, featured, Kashmir, research, S. Asia
20 May 2020 05:45 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In Midland County, Michigan collapse is underway of Edenville dam, driven by heavy rainfall. Reports suggest that a second dam may also be failing.
Tags: dam, dam failure, featured, Michigan, North America, USA
19 May 2020 06:45 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Helicopter company Alpine Air Alaska has posted to Facebook stunning images and a video of a long run out landslide from Yudi Peak in Alaska
Tags: Alaska, featured, glacier, North America, rockslide, snow, USA, video, wedge failure
13 May 2020 05:42 in Database by Dave Petley
I have now been able to generate the global map of 2019 fatal landslides. This shows an unusual cluster of landslides in East Africa.
Tags: 2019, database, fatal landslides, featured, map
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