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14 February 2017
The enormous scale of the erosion problem at the Oroville Dam site
Images that have appeared online over the last 24 hours dramatically illustrate the vast scale of the erosion problem at the Oroville dam site
13 February 2017
An update on the Oroville Dam spillways – a new phase of erosion leads to evacuation of 130,000 people
Yesterday, erosion on the margin of the Oroville Dam spillways caused concern about a catastrophic collapse. The evacuation of 130,00 people was ordered.
10 February 2017
Oroville Dam: extraordinary erosion, and a crisis, on the spillway
At the Oroville Dam in Calfornia an extraordinary crisis has developed as the spillway undergoes massive, flood-induced erosion
27 January 2017
Cromwell Gorge: earthquake-induced groundwater changes in very deep-seated landslides
In new paper, O’Brien et al. (2016) report that regional earthquakes generate substantial changes in the groundwater level in landslides in Cromwell Gorge, New Zealand
21 January 2017
Xekaman 3 hydroelectric plant in Laos: a very major landslide in December
On 16th December 2016, a major landslide destroyed the penstock and associated infrastructure at the Xekaman 3 hydroelectric power plant site in Laos
15 August 2016
Luoyang, Henan province: first reports of a major tailings dam failure in China
Reports and images are emerging from China that show a major tailings dam failure at the Henan Xiangjiang Wanji works at Luoyang in Henan Province
29 March 2016
Sparmos Dam – a significant dam failure in Greece on Sunday 27th March
On Sunday 28th March 2016 the Sparmos Dam in Greece underwent an overtopping and breach event, damaging local fields and roads
27 February 2016
Vajont – La diga del disonore: the landslide scene
The Italian film Vajont – La diga del disonore (2001) provided a dramatisation of the events of the 1963 Vajont landslide disaster in 1963. The dramatic and harrowing landslide scene is now available on Youtube
25 February 2016
The Vajont Slide: A new event chronology and the importance of geomorphology
In a new paper, Wolter et al (2015) have re-examined the 1963 Vajont slide, proposing a new chronology for the evolution of the landslide that caused the disaster.
17 November 2015
High resolution imagery of the Bento Rodrigues dam failures
Airbus Defence and Space have released high resolution SPOT 6/7 satellite imagery of the Bento Rodrigues dam failures in Brazil
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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