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18 October 2013
A brief update on, and first images of, the astonishing Izu-Oshima debris flow in Japan
Images are starting to emerge of the Izu-Oshima debris flow in Japan, triggered by Tphoon Wipha, which killed 23 people and have left another 26 missing
16 October 2013
Initial news of landslides from the earthquake in the Philippines yesterday and Typhoon Wipha in Japan today
Both the earthquake in Bohol in the Philippines yesterday and typhoon Wipha in Japan appear to have caused high levels of loss from landslides
10 August 2013
A large, deadly landslide in Japan
On Friday a large landslide killed at least four people at Senboku in Akita Province in Japan
16 July 2012
Stunning images of four recent landslides
Remarkable video and photographic imagery has emerged this weekend of the aftermath of landslides in Alaska, Canada and Japan
14 March 2012
A really impressive landslide in Japan
A first image of an impressive landslide in Japan over the last few days that has destroyed about 11 houses and threatens many more
11 March 2012
The Tohuku Earthquake in Japan: a year ago today
A video from Online Schools commemorating the Tohuku Earthquake in Japan a year ago today
9 September 2011
Updated: Rainfall impacts from Irene and Lee
Initial reports are coming in of landslides in eastern USA resulting from the heavy rainfall being generated by the remnants of tropical storm Lee.
7 September 2011
Landslides in Japan from typhoon Talas
More information is emerging about landslides triggered by typhoon Talas in Japan
4 September 2011
Landslides and floods from Typhoon Talas in Japan
Typhoon Talas has caused widespread damage and disruption in southern Japan over the last 24 hours. At least 20 people have been killed, and 50 more are reported to be missing.
31 May 2011
Rupture mechanics of the Japan Tohoku-Oki Earthquake, and landslide problems in the aftermath
Two articles have been published this week in Science Express, the rapid online version of the journal Science, on the mechanics of the rupture event of the M=9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake in Japan earlier this year. Both shed some light on the reasons why the earthquake was so immensely damaging. In the first, Simons et al. (2011) (NB link is a pdf, as the two below) have investigated the magnitude of …
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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