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12 June 2023
A large rock avalanche from Flüchthorn in the Austrian Alps
On 11 June 2023 a large rock avalanche occurred on the southern flank of Flüchthorn in the Austrian Alps. The runout distance was about 2 km.
9 June 2023
The causes of the 30 December 2020 Gjerdrum landslide in Norway
An official investigation highlighted that the cause of the 30 December 2020 Gjerdrum landslide in Norway was a series of small failures along the stream, probably resulting from rainfall.
31 May 2023
Accelerating movement at Brienz/Brinzauls
The rockslope at Brienz/Brinzauls in Switzerland is accelerating, although forecasting future behaviour remains difficult.
10 May 2023
The very large incipient rockslide at Brienz in Switzerland
In Switzerland, a very large, incipient rockslide has triggered the evacuation of the village of Brienz (Brinzauls).
28 April 2023
Sand in Taufers: an interesting rockslide in Italy
Sand in Taufers: an unusual and interesting rockslide in Italy that was caught on surveillance camera. Fortunately it caused minimal damage.
24 April 2023
The 22 April 2023 landslide at Artvin in Turkey
On 22 April 2023 a large landslide occurred on an engineered slope associated with the Yusufeli Dam at Artvin in Turkey. The landslide was captured on a dramatic video.
20 April 2023
The 26 November 2022 Casamicciola landslide on the island of Ischia in Italy
A new paper in the journal Landslides describes the 26 November 2022 Casamicciola landslide on the island of Ischia in Italy, which killed 12 people
7 March 2023
The remarkable landslide in an olive grove near to Hatay, triggered by the Turkey earthquakes
The remarkable landslide in an olive grove near to Hatay, triggered by the Turkey earthquake, has been captured in satellite imagery by Planet.
6 March 2023
Luccombe: the individual impact of coastal landslides
The BBC has an article about a man in Luccombe on the Isle of Wight, whose house is threatened by a rapidly developing coastal landslide.
27 February 2023
Kandersteg: a massive rock slope failure in Switzerland caught on video
Kandersteg: a massive rock slope failure in Switzerland caught on video. Fortunately, the collapse had been anticipated through monitoring
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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