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28 June 2023
Planet satellite image of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche
Planet has captured a beautiful high resolution satellite image of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche.
19 June 2023
An update on the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche
Based on aerial laser scanning, the volume of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche is estimated at 1 million cubic metres.
13 June 2023
First satellite imagery and seismic data from the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche
Initial satellite imagery and seismic data from the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche in the Austrian Alps.
12 June 2023
A large rock avalanche from Flüchthorn in the Austrian Alps
On 11 June 2023 a large rock avalanche occurred on the southern flank of Flüchthorn in the Austrian Alps. The runout distance was about 2 km.
20 February 2023
The 8 February 2023 rockfall in Steyr, Austria
On Wednesday 8 February 2023 a large rockfall occurred at Christkindl in the town of Steyr in Austria, tragically killing two men working to mitigate the hazard.
5 April 2021
Neustift in Austria: boulder vs house, the boulder won
Neustift in Austria: boulder vs house, the boulder won
27 March 2020
EGU2020: sharing landslide research online
The EGU2020 meeting in Vienna has been cancelled, but the organisers are allowing the research to be posted online, with discussion during the sessions
29 January 2014
Tramin (Termeno), Italy: a very dramatic rockfall
Last week a dramatic rockfall occurred at Tramin in Italy, which involved a large boulder demolishing a 300 year old barn. It was a very lucky escape for the occupants of the adjoining house
9 January 2013
An interesting Austrian earthflow video
A very interesting earthflow video from Austria
13 August 2012
Do watch this – probably the best ever debris flow video, from Austria last week
A remarkable new video of a series of mudflows in Virgen, Austria
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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