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6 November 2017
The Nuugaatsiaq landslide in Greenland: understanding the failure processes
The Nuugaatsiaq landslide in Greenland: understanding failure processes from the precursory seismic signals (review of a paper)
19 September 2017
Potential landslides from the M=7.1 earthquake at Raboso, Mexico on 19th September 2017
The M=7.1 earthquake at Raboso on 19th September has the potential to have triggered significant numbers of landslides over a wide area
12 September 2017
Increasing rock avalanche size and mobility in Alaska may be associated with climate change
A new paper (Coe et al. 2017) strongly suggests that the cluster of 24 rock avalanches since 1984 in S. Alaska may be associated with rock permafrost degradation
20 August 2017
Dynamic analysis of the Oso landslide – a contribution by Oldrich Hungr and colleagues
In one of his last contributions, a paper by Oldrich Hungr and his colleagues provides a dynamic analysis of the 2014 Oso landslide, which killed 43 people
8 August 2017
Updates from the Karrat Fjord landslide in Greenland
Various analyses have now been posted about the the tsunamigenic the Karrat Fjord landslide in Greenland, which killed four people
19 July 2017
Cold Springs swimming hole: a mudflow tragedy in Arizona
On Sunday a mudflow swept through the Cold Springs Swimming Hole in Arizona. Ten people swimming at the popular site were washed away and killed.
9 July 2017
The Willow Creek landslide: a large valley-blocking slide in Wyoming
The Willow Creek landslide is a large-valley blocking earth and mud flow that was discovered last week in the Wyoming Range in the USA
16 June 2017
NTSB report: train collision with a landslide in Northfield, Vermont
In the USA, the NTSB has released a report into a major derailment at Northfield in Vermont, caused by a collision with a small rockslide
28 April 2017
The Oso landslide: a new paper on the material properties and failure mechanism
A new paper examines both the materials and the mechanisms of the 2014 Oso landslide, and proposes a new model that fits all of the available evidence
13 April 2017
Shimla and Idaho: two new, and very different, landslide videos
Two new landslide videos have appeared on Youtube; one from Shimla showing a large slide triggered by construction, and the other on a highway in Idaho, USA
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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