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21 June 2023
Post-failure Planet image of the Brienz-Brinzauls landslide
A stunning satellite image has been captured by Planet of the 1.2 million cubic metre 15 June 2023 landslide at Brienz-Brinzauls.
20 June 2023
The 30 June 2022 Tupul, Manipur landslide in India
On 30 June 2022 a landslide at Tupul, in Manipur, India, killed 61 people. A new paper (Baruah et al. 2023) provides an initial analysis, concluding that the failure was caused by poor construction and triggered by heavy rainfall.
19 June 2023
An update on the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche
Based on aerial laser scanning, the volume of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche is estimated at 1 million cubic metres.
16 June 2023
A major landslide at Brienz-Brinzauls
Overnight on 15/16 June 2023, a major landslide has occurred at Brienz-Brinzauls in Switzerland.
13 June 2023
First satellite imagery and seismic data from the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche
Initial satellite imagery and seismic data from the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche in the Austrian Alps.
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.
8 June 2023
Instability in ground works at the Cóndor Cliff dam in Argentina
A new paper in the journal NHESS (Tamburini-Beliveau et al. 2023) has measured ground work instability at the Cóndor Cliff dam in Argentina.
7 June 2023
Landslides from the 5 September 2022 Luding Earthquake in China
Landslides from the 5 September 2022 Mw=6.7 Luding Earthquake in Sichuan, China triggered many landslides around the town of Moxi.
6 June 2023
The 4 June 2023 landslide at Yongsheng Township in Sichuan Province, China
The 4 June 2023 landslide at Yongsheng Township in Sichuan Province, China, which killed 19 people near to a mine site.
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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