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17 November 2017
Detecting landslide precursors from space
Review of a paper:- detecting landslide precursors from space: the use of Sentinel images to interpret the Maoxian landslide in June 2017
27 September 2017
Heifangtai terrace: spectacular loess flowslides in Gansu Province, China
In a new paper in the journal Engineering Geology, Qi et al. (2017) describe spectacular loess landslides from the Heifangtai terrace in China
11 September 2017
A dramatic earthflow video from Dimye village in Tibet
An interesting earthflow was caught on video last week at Dimye in Tibet. It is currently unclear as to whether this was associated with permafrost loss
6 September 2017
Landslides from the North Korea nuclear weapon test
Planet Labs images show that the landslides triggered by the North Korea nuclear weapon test were neither extensive nor unusual for this type of event
1 September 2017
Stunning, unbelievable, high resolution footage of the Zhangjiawan rockslide
Extraordinary high resolution video footage has been posted on Liveleak showing the initiation of the Zhangjiawan rockslide in China on Monday
29 August 2017
Zhangjiawan landslide: a massive rockslope collapse with 35 fatalities caught on a remarkable video
Yesterday the Zhangjiawan landslide, a massive rockslope collapse in Guizhou,China,caused 35 fatalities. The landslide was caught on a remarkable video.
22 August 2017
The Zuta Village landslide: another example of a high mobility slide
In July the Zuta Village landslide in Hunan Province, China killed nine people. This was another spectacular example of a high mobility landslide
11 August 2017
Planet Labs imagery of landslides triggered by the Jiuzhaigou Earthquake
Planet Labs have very kindly made available before and after imagery of the landslides triggered by the Jiuzhaigou earthquake in China on 8th August 2017
10 July 2017
Spectacular landslide videos from Arunachal Pradesh in India
As the monsoon intensifies across Asia, a series of landslide videos have been published from Arunachal Pradesh in India and from China
28 June 2017
New landslide video: a large slip causes panic in China
A video has appeared on Youtube and Liveleak showing a landslide that caused panic in mainland China in the last few days

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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