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9 May 2019
Rock avalanche mobility is controlled by the characteristics of material in the path of the flow
A new study in the journal Engineering Geology indicates that a key control on rock avalanche mobility is the characteristics of the material along the path
9 September 2015
West Salt Creek Landslide: Colorado Geological Survey report
The Colorado Geological Survey has produced a detailed report on the 2014 West Salt Creek landslide, which killed three men. Surprisingly, this was a high mobility rock avalanche that initiated as a rotational landslide.

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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