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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.
12 November 2014
Mannen landslide: latest status report
The creep rate of the Mannen landslide in Norway has now declined to 2 mm per day. The risk level has been reduced from red to yellow, but the landslide still requires monitoring
7 November 2014
A roundup of recent landslide events
An roundup of recent landslides, including an update on the Mannen landslide in Norway, a fatal landslide in Switzerland and a rockslide in Canada that has left a train driver missing
4 November 2014
Mount Mannen rockslide – still in an accelerated creep phase of movement
The Mount Mannen rockslide in Norway continues to creep rapidly. New monitoring data suggests that the slide is moving at about 15 mm per day now
31 October 2014
The Mannen rockslide: still standing
The Mannen rockslide in Norway continues to actively deform but has not, as yet, failed. There continues to be a great deal of interest in Norway in this event, putting the monitoring team under great pressure
29 October 2014
Mount Mannen in Norway: an imminent large rockslide
In Mount Mannen in western Norway, an apparently imminent large rockslide is attracting great media interest, including a live webcam
15 July 2014
Lofoten Islands: images of landslides and rockfalls
Over the weekend I visited the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway. This a selection of images of landslides and rockfalls that I saw along the way.
30 January 2014
Nord-Statland: A landslide-induced tsunami on Wednesday that caused serious damage
On Wednesday a highly localised tsunami struck the village of Nord-Statland in Norway, causing enormous damage. The cause was probably a submarine landslide.
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.
7 January 2012
An update on recent landslides
An update on recent landslides from around the world, including events in Norway, the Philippines, the UK and Brazil
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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