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5 August 2020
Recent landslides triggered by rainfall in South Korea
In the last few days South Korea has been hit by very heavy rainfall, triggering landslides that have had a substantial impact
29 July 2020
The Niushou landslide in Jiangsu Province, China
A new article in the journal Landslides (Li et al. 2020) describes the Niushou landslide in Jiangsu, China, which was triggered by construction works for a hotel complex.
27 July 2020
Liujing Village: a large, ongoing valley-blocking landslide in Chongqing, China
A large, ongoing valley-blocking landslide has developed at Liujing Village in Chongqing, China, triggered by unusually intense monsoon rainfall
15 June 2020
The 15 March 2019 Xiangning landslide in Shanxi Province, China
A new paper (Zhao and Zhao 2020) in the journal Natural Hazards describes the 15 March 2019 Xiangning landslide in Shanxi Province, China, which killed 20 people.
22 April 2020
Zongling: an area of intense landslide activity in Guizhou Province, China
Zongling: a new open access paper (Wang et al. 2020) in the Journal Landslides describes a new InSAR method to monitor landslide movement caused by coal mining in Guizhou Province, China
6 April 2020
The perils of rapid off-site resettlement of people affected by disasters
A recent open access paper in the journal Natural Hazards (Zhang et al 2019) uses Beichuan to examine the perils and pitfalls of rapid off-site resettlement of people affected by disasters
3 April 2020
Finding a consensus view on the Luming Mine tailings accident
Based on the information available so far, can we crowd source an understanding of what happened to cause the Luming Mine tailings accident in China?
2 April 2020
High resolution Planet Labs imagery of the Luming Mine accident
Planet Labs have captured a high resolution SkySat image of the site of the Luming Mine accident in China, in which polluted water and sediment have been released
1 April 2020
More information on the Luming Mine tailings leak in China, including images of the disastrous downstream impacts
More information on the Luming Mine tailings leak in China on 28 March 2020, including images of the disastrous downstream impacts
31 March 2020
The Luming Mine tailings accident in China
A significant tailings accident occurred on 28 March 2020, this time at the Luming Mine in Heilongjiang Province in NE China.
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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