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14 July 2023
The Medieval 23 cubic kilometre Sabche rockslide in Annapurna, Nepal
A new paper in the journal Nature (Lavé et al. 2023) describes the 23 cubic km Sabche rockslide in Annapurna, Nepal, which occurred about 850 years ago.
11 July 2023
The Rolling Hills Estates landslide in California
In California a major landslide has occurred in Rolling Hills Estates, in Los Angeles County, reportedly damaging 12 houses.
6 July 2023
Naucalpan: a large garbage dump landslide in Mexico
On 4 July 2023 a large garbage dump landslide occurred in Naucalpan in Mexico, burying four people. One person remains missing.
4 July 2023
The triggering of slope failure – the Qingliucun landslide
A new paper in the journal Landslides (Xue et al, 2023) examines the triggering of the December 2020 Qingliucun landslide in Sichuan, China.
30 June 2023
Lidar data of the Brienz-Brinzauls landslide site
A loyal reader has collated available Lidar data for the Brienz-Brinzauls landslide site, and has created an amazing video.
29 June 2023
The 27 June 2023 landslide at Miansi, Sichuan Province, China
The 27 June 2023 landslide at Miansi, Sichuan Province, China, which is reported to have killed at least seven people.
28 June 2023
Planet satellite image of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche
Planet has captured a beautiful high resolution satellite image of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche.
26 June 2023
The 27 December 1898 Sasso Rosso landslide in Switzerland
The 27 December 1898 Sasso Rosso landslide in Switzerland, which killed three people and destroyed 11 houses.
23 June 2023
A new landslide susceptibility map for Central Asia
A new paper (Rosi et al. 2023) in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences presents a landslide susceptibility map for Central Asia.
21 June 2023
Summary of the 15 June 2023 Brienz/Brinzauls rockslide collapse in the Swiss Alps
A summary of the 15 June 2023 Brienz/Brinzauls rockslide collapse in the Swiss Alps by Simon Loew and his colleagues.
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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