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5 May 2022
Malvik: an interesting landslide on the E6 highway in Norway
On Wednesday 4 May 2022 an interesting landslide occurred at a construction site on the E6 highway near to Malvik in Norway.
11 April 2022
Bedruthan Steps: another “face” in a landslide scar
Bedruthan Steps in Cornwall, England: another “face” in a landslide scar
31 March 2022
The mechanisms of the Derrybrien peatslide
An Environmental Impact Assessment published online details the mechanisms of failure of the 2003 Derrybrien peatslide in Ireland.
15 March 2022
A drone video of the B4069 Lyneham landslide
A drone video has been posted to Youtube showing the Lyneham landslide in S. England. It shows that construction work was underway in the field upslope of the section of road that failed.
25 February 2022
Lyneham – an interesting landslide from the south of England
Last week, a landslide disrupted the B4069 road at Lyneham in S. England. Initial analysis suggests this could be the reactivation of an ancient solifluction failure.
24 February 2022
The A57 Snake Pass – closed by three landslides
The A57 Snake Pass between Sheffield and Manchester in England has been closed for at least a month by three rainfall induced landslides.
22 February 2022
Increased landslide activity after low-magnitude earthquakes
A new study has found increased landslide activity in the months after the low-magnitude 2018 Molise earthquake in Italy
4 February 2022
The 1979 Nice Airport landslide and tsunami
On 16 October 1979 a landslide in fill at Nice airport triggered a massive submarine landslide and tsunami, which killed at least 8 people.
29 October 2021
The mobility of a rolling volcanic boulder
A remarkable video from the Cumbre Vieja eruption on La Palma shows the high level of mobility of an almost spherical boulder moving on a slope with few obstructions. Indiana Jones could face a greater hazard is Raiders of the Lost Ark is ever remade.
15 October 2021
Indications of landslides on Google Street View
The El Arrecife Landslide in Spain provides an excellent example of the way in which Google Street View can be used to help understand the movement of landslides that affect roads.
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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