This week a very large landslide occurred on the flanks of the Askja stratovolcano in Iceland. Initial estimates are that is over 25 million cubic metres. and that it generated tsunami waves in the lake at the toe that were over 50 m high.

The Rustaq landslide Whilst researching the Ab Barak landslide in Afghanistan last week, I came across this image of another landslide in Afghanistan: .. This is clearly a very large and very spectacular landslide that has induced a enormous amount of damage.  The reports were that this slide was also triggered by the heavy rainfall of 10 days or so ago.  However, I did some background research and found that …

The collapse of a retaining wall in heavy rainfall in Baltimore was captured on video, which shows the progressive development of the failure

A new video has appeared on Youtube showing the April 1991 rockslide at Randa in Switzerland

A review of our new paper (Brain et al 2014) that examines the role of fatigue in rockfall generation

In Jalan Kenanga in Malaysia in 2009, a large retaining wall collapsed at a construction site. A video captured the failure as it developed.

A new video has emerged on Youtube, showing a ground collapse event in Abaetetuba, Brazil. Whilst reported as a sinkhole opening, this is likely to be a riverbank collapse event

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

A new video has appeared on Youtube showing a building being progressively pushed over and destroyed by a landslide in Thailand

Colin Stark and Goran Ekstrom have detected another spectacular rock avalanche in Alaska. It occurred on 25th July near to Mount Jarvis.