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30 March 2023
Buriticupu: a town with a chronic gully and landslide problem in Brazil
Buriticupu is a town with a population of about 73,000 that is being affected by a chronic gully and landslide problem.
29 March 2023
The Novato landslide in California: digital elevation model data demonstrates a much older, larger landslide
Digital elevation model data for the Novato landslide in California demonstrates that the failure occurred on an ancient landslide complex.
28 March 2023
Alausí: a massive landslide in Ecuador
The massive 26 March 2023 Alausí landslide in Ecuador is reported to have killed seven people and to have left a further 64 people missing.
27 March 2023
Novato: an interesting landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in California
Novato: an interesting landslide on a road slope that had been constructed in 2015, triggered by heavy rainfall in California.
24 March 2023
A remarkable landslide at Karl Marx village, in Jalpak-Tash, Kyrgyzstan
On 22 March 2023 a remarkable landslide occurred in Jalpak-Tash in Kyrgyzstan. A drone video posted to Youtube provides great footage of the landslide.
23 March 2023
Planet animations of a paraglacial landslide on a tributary of the Klutlan Glacier in Alaska
Loyal reader Hig has produced a Planet animation of a paraglacial landslide on a tributary of the Klutlan Glacier in Alaska
21 March 2023
First Planet satellite images of the landslides in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy
Initial Planet satellite images show multiple long runout landslides in Malawi, triggered by Cyclone Freddy.
20 March 2023
Mtauchira: a devastating landslide in Malawi, triggered by Cyclone Freddy
Mtauchira: a devastating landslide in Malawi, triggered by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed an estimated 50 people.
17 March 2023
The 8 March 2023 rockslide and train derailment in Sandstone, West Virginia
The 8 March 2023 rockslide and train derailment in Sandstone, West Virigina, USA, which caused four locomotives and nine coal trucks to leave the tracks.
16 March 2023
The relationship between GDP and fatal anthropogenic landslides in China
The relationship between GDP and fatal anthropogenic landslides in China is explored in a new paper in the journal Landslides (Zhang et al. 2023) . The results are fascinating!
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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