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4 April 2020
Debris flows after wildfires – an example from the Milli Fire in Oregon
In a paper published in the journal Landslides, Wall et al. (2020) describe a large debris flow triggered by heavy rainfall after the Milli Fire in Oregon.
8 March 2019
Hooskanadan Landslide in Oregon – an update on the Highway 101 earthflow near to Brookings
Hooskanadan Landslide in Oregon – an update on the earthflow near to Brookings in Oregon that has closed Highway 101 for a week
1 March 2019
US101 at Brookings: an interesting, disruptive landslide
On Tuesday, significant movement occurred on a large landslide in Oregon, closing the important US101 highway near to the coastal town of Brookings.
19 December 2015
Florence, Oregon: a fatal landslide triggered by intense rainfall
Early on Friday morning a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall killed a woman near to Florence in Oregon, NW USA
15 December 2015
Tillamook in Oregon: crowd sourcing a landslide repair
Near to the town of Tillmook, Oregon a rainfall-triggered landslide has severely damaged a small community, who are trying to crowd fund a repair
5 February 2013
Landslide oddities number 1: arresting a felon
On Saturday a man stole a car in Brookings, Oregon. The police chase was ended when he crashed into a landslip blocking a minor road. He is now facing a landslide of criminal charges.
21 December 2009
Landslides in Oregon
The Oregon Geological Survey has a quarterly magazine called Cascadia highlighting some aspect of the geology of that state. Their Fall 2006 edition focuses on landslides, with a series of articles on different aspects of landslides in that state. Some of the articles have a broader interest, such as the use of LIDAR for landslide mapping. The magazine is here: Cascadia
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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