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10 March 2015
Review of a paper – the 27th February 2014 San Leo landslide in northern Italy
In a newly published paper, Lisa Borgatti and colleagues describe the February 2014 landslide that affected the historical town of San Leo in northern Italy, providing both a description of the event and a historical context. Landslides will be a major threat to this historical site in the coming decades
6 January 2015
The Scorciavacche Viaduct in Sicily: an earthworks failure that has become a national scandal
In Sicily in southern Italy a national scandal has developed at the site of the Scorciavacche Viaduct, which opened less than a month ago, but has now been closed as a result of a major earthworks failure
18 November 2014
Rabenstein, South Tyrol: a great new landslide video (and a quick update on the Mannen landslide)
On Sunday a 20,000 cubic metre landslide occurred at Rabenstein in South Tyrol, Italy. It was captured on a dramatic video.
10 February 2014
Three interesting new videos – a slow avalanche, a coastal rockslide and a quarry slide
Three new videos have been brought to my attention – one showing a slow avalanches in Italy and two rockslides, one on the coast and one in a quarry
19 January 2014
Torrential rain in Italy and France, especially in Liguria, causes landslides
Heavy rainfall in the last few days has triggered landslides in the Liguria region of Italy
5 December 2013
An interesting landslide at Montescaglioso in Southern Italy
News reports show a large landslide at Montescaglioso in Southern Italy. This appears to be a reactivation by heavy rainfall of the Madonna La Nova landslide system
10 June 2013
A new landslide video showing the transition from a soil slump to a soil slide
Recent heavy rainfall in Norway caused extensive landslides. This video captures the transition from a soil slump to a rapid flow event.
27 October 2012
Two interesting forthcoming conferences – the five years after the Wenchuan (Sichuan) earthquake and 50 years after Vajont
Two interesting forthcoming conferences to mark significant landslide events: 5 years after the Wenchuan earthquake and 50 years after Vajont
26 November 2011
A summary of some recent landslide events
A round-up of landslide events that have caught my eye in the last week.
28 October 2011
The remarkable rainfall that caused the floods and landslides in Italy this week
Rainfall records from Liguria this week suggest that peak rainfall intensities were truly exceptional – at one gauge they exceeded 140 mm per hour – leading to the flood and landslide disaster that affected northern Italy on Tuesday.
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