In a new paper, Hughes et al. (2014) have shown that there is a the remains of a large rock avalanche at Arroumd in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Dating suggests that this might have been triggered by an earrthquake on a nearby fault about 4500 years ago.

Chris Gerrard, an Archaeologist from Durham, and I have recently written an open access paper in the journal Natural Hazards that examines the preparation for and responses to disasters in Middle Ages Europe

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 …

Estimates are starting to emerge of the cost of the Bingham County copper mine landslide in Utah last week. These range from $770 million to $1 billion, which would make this the most expensive landslide in history

Over the last few days several people have provided photographs of the Hatfield Stainforth coal mine landslide. These suggest that movement of the toe has reduced or even ceased

A new set of images have been distributed by Network Rail showing the Hatfield Stainforth colliery landslide. The slope has moved considerably, although the landslide has a greater horizontal component than was initially obvious

A damaging landslide in Whitby, England triggered by recent heavy rainfall. A row of cottages will be demolished today.

The Daily Mail has a set of images of the train derailed by a landslide on Thursday on the West Highland line in Scotland

The outcome of an investigation into the We Energies landslide at Oak Creek is now available. The report indicates that seepage from an unlined pond may have been a significant contributing factor.

An initial forensic examination of images of the Tumbi Quarry landslide