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22 June 2015
Landslide-induced sediment production after the Sabah earthquake in Malaysia
Landslides caused by the 5th June 2015 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia have released large amounts of sediment that is now causing extensive damage downstream
21 August 2014
Hiroshima: disastrous landslides with further rainfall warnings in effect
Catastrophic landslides in Hiroshima, Japan on Wednesday have killed 39 poeple, with many more reported missing. Further heavy rainfall is forecast for the area.
28 May 2014
Grand Mesa: an unusually large and mobile mudslide
The Grand Mesa mudslide in Mesa County, Colorado at the weekend was an unusually mobile rotational landslide / mudflow event that killed three people
28 March 2014
The Oso (Steelhead) landslide: mechanisms of movement and the challenges of recovering the victims
Seismic data indicates that the Oso (Steelhead) landslide was a two phase movement event. Sadly attention is now focused on the recovery of the remains of the victims rather than on a rescue operation
25 March 2014
The Steelhead landslide in Oso, Washington State
More detail is now emerging of the landslide near to Oso in Washington State, USA on Saturday. The landslip was a reactivation of the Steelhead landslide
13 November 2013
New landslide video: the luckiest dog in the world!
Back in August a video captured a mudslide striking a kennel in Kentucky. So how did the dog survive?
13 August 2012
Do watch this – probably the best ever debris flow video, from Austria last week
A remarkable new video of a series of mudflows in Virgen, Austria
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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