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21 March 2019
Planet Labs imagery of landslides in Chimanimani National Park, Zimbabwe, triggered by Cyclone Idai
Yesterday Planet Labs captured high resolution satellite imagery of some of the landslides triggered by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani National Park, Zimbabwe
20 March 2019
Cyclone Idai: evidence of the impact of landslides and debris flows
Cyclone Idai: evidence of the impact of landslides and debris flows As the true magnitude of the likely costs of Cyclone Idai across southern Africa becomes clear, some images are emerging that indicate that in some areas landslides may have been a significant part of the problem, in Zimbabwe at least. This is directly indicated in a few news reports – for example, it has been widely noted that two …
19 May 2016
The Aranayake landslide in Sri Lanka
The Aranayake landslide in Sri Lanka is now thought to have killed about 140 people. Images are becoming available of this complex landslide
4 February 2011
Cyclone Yasi – a gallery of the damage
In the UK, the media reports on the landfall of Cyclone Yasi have mostly focused on the impacts not being as serious as had been feared. This is the case only because the storm cams ashore away from the large urban centres. In the communities directly in the path of the cyclone the impact has been dreadful, although fortunately with only a single life lost so far. ABC News has …
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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