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12 June 2019
The 2017 Nayong rock avalanche: an analysis using drone and seismic data
An analysis by Zhu et al (2019) of the dynamics of the 2017 Nayong rock avalanche in China, using a combination of seismic data and drone imagery
3 April 2019
The complexity of the timing of rockfalls
High resolution monitoring of a natural rock slope in the southern Japanese Alps has provided insight into the complexity of the timing of rockfalls
18 March 2019
Zaoling, Shanxi: a deadly loess landslide on Friday
On 15th March 2019 a loess landslide occurred at Zaoling in Shanxi Province, China killing an estimated 20 people and leaving 16 more injured
14 March 2019
Losses from landslides in South Korea
A new paper in Engineering Geology documents loss inducing landslides in South Korea from 1970 to 2018, revealing that 1728 people have lost their lives.
12 March 2019
Chengchao iron ore mine: severe subsidence induced by mining in China
An article in Engineering Geology (Xia et al. 2019) examines dramatic subsidence features induced by the Chengchao iron ore mine in China
25 February 2019
The Baige landslide, Tibet: analysing seismic data to determine mass movement behaviour
The valley-blocking Baige landslide, Tibet in October 2018: an interesting analysis of seismic data to determine rockslide behaviour
22 February 2019
Longjing village: successful prediction of a significant rockslide
On 17 February 2019 a >1 million cubic metre rockslide occurred at Longjin village in Guizhou Province. The failure was predicted using a monitoring system
18 February 2019
The giant Daguangbao landslide: superheated steam and hot carbon dioxide
The runout of the one cubic kilometre Daguangbao landslide was controlled by complex processes in a basal layer that may have been just 0.1 mm thick
13 February 2019
Pre-failure movement analysis of the Su Village (Sucun) landslide in China
A new paper published in Landslides examines movement of the Su Village (Sucun) landslide in China, which killed 27 people in 2016, using InSAR techniques
21 December 2018
The ancient Xuelongnang landslide in Tibet
The ancient, very large Xuelongnang rockslide and quake lake in Tibet, which was probably triggered by an earthquake 2100 years ago.
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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