2 August 2023 07:18 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 30 July 2023 a one million tonne rock slope collapse occurred close to Bisisthal in Switzerland. It was captured on several videos, which show the initial pillar collapses and the transition to a rapid rock avalanche.
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17 July 2023 05:59 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In recent days, multiple landslides have been triggered by intense rainfall in South Korea. killing many people.
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21 June 2023 15:17 in landslide report, Monitoring by Dave Petley
A summary of the 15 June 2023 Brienz/Brinzauls rockslide collapse in the Swiss Alps by Simon Loew and his colleagues.
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16 June 2023 06:14 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Overnight on 15/16 June 2023, a major landslide has occurred at Brienz-Brinzauls in Switzerland.
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31 May 2023 05:55 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The rockslope at Brienz/Brinzauls in Switzerland is accelerating, although forecasting future behaviour remains difficult.
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10 May 2023 06:40 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In Switzerland, a very large, incipient rockslide has triggered the evacuation of the village of Brienz (Brinzauls).
Tags: Europe, featured, landslide report, Switzerland
20 April 2023 06:05 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A new paper in the journal Landslides describes the 26 November 2022 Casamicciola landslide on the island of Ischia in Italy, which killed 12 people
Tags: channelised, channelised debris flow, debris flow, Europe, featured, Italy, research, review of a paper
27 February 2023 07:42 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Kandersteg: a massive rock slope failure in Switzerland caught on video. Fortunately, the collapse had been anticipated through monitoring
Tags: Alps, Europe, featured, landslide report, landslide video, monitoring, rockfall, Switzerland
10 February 2023 07:44 in landslide report by Dave Petley
GeoNet has published information about, and images of, landslides triggered by the recent heavy rainfall in the northern part of New Zealand. Further heavy rainfall is forecast.
Tags: featured, Geonet, GNS Science, landslide report, New Zealand
30 August 2022 09:06 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A remarkable video has been posted to social media showing the movement of a large boulder on Mountain Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains.
Tags: boulder, clmiber, featured, landslide video, rockfall, Russia
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