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11 September 2015
Weare Cliffs in Dorset – rockfall video
In Dorset, Southern England a dramatic rock topple on the progressive landslide at Weare Cliffs has been captured on video by a local fisherman
5 January 2013
Remarkable photos of a collapsing arch in California
Robert Wills has captured an amazing sequence of images of the collapse of a natural arch in a coastal cliff in California
7 January 2010
Angler killed in rockfall in NE England
The BBC is reporting that an an angler was killed in a landslide last night in Sandy Bay, near Newbiggin-on-Sea in Northumberland, NE. England. He was reportedly standing at the top of a 15 m high cliff that collapsed, killing him when he fell. This is Sandy Bay:
17 November 2009
Threat of another landslide at Pennan, the site of the film “Local Hero”
The film Local Hero was released in 1983, having been filmed in the village of Pennan, near Aberdeen in NE Scotland. In my view it is one of the best films of the 1980’s – understated, beautiful and genuinely funny, with a very strong environmental message. The village at Pennan has become something of an attraction as a result but, located so far from the beaten track, it has never …
Threat of another landslide at Pennan, the site of the film "Local Hero"
The film Local Hero was released in 1983, having been filmed in the village of Pennan, near Aberdeen in NE Scotland. In my view it is one of the best films of the 1980’s – understated, beautiful and genuinely funny, with a very strong environmental message. The village at Pennan has become something of an attraction as a result but, located so far from the beaten track, it has never …
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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