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27 May 2020
The aftermath of the Sanford dam failure in Michigan
Planet Labs have now captured high resolution imagery of the aftermath of the failure of Sandford dam in Michigan last week
22 May 2020
Edenville Dam breach: interpreting the failure
As improved images and information become available, it is becoming possible to gain a better understanding of the cause of the Edenville Dam breach
7 May 2020
Planet Labs high resolution image of the Chesegon, West Pokot landslides
Planet Labs have captured wonderful high resolution SkySat imagery of the 17 April 2020 channelised debris flows at Chesegon, Kenya.
5 May 2020
The Sardoba dam failure: flood routing
Satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows that the flood from the Sardoba Dam failure inundated a very large area, damaging farm land and communities.
29 April 2020
West Pokot: channelised debris flows killed up to 40 people in Kenya on 18 April 2020
Thanks to the Hazmapper team, we have learned that major landslides occurred in West Pokot, Kenya on 18 April 2020, killing up to 40 people and displacing 4,000.
28 April 2020
Planet Labs high resolution imagery of the Kegesuglo landslide in Papua New Guinea
Planet Labs high resolution SkySat imagery of the 10 April 2020 Kegesuglo landslide in Papua New Guinea, which killed 10 people
27 April 2020
Planet Labs high resolution imagery of the Tendepo landslide
Planet Labs have succeeded to collecting high resolution SkySat imagery of the Tendepo landslide in Papua New Guinea on 21 March 2020
20 April 2020
Salkantay – what happened after the initial failure?
The Planet Labs images from the Salkantay landslide in Peru suggest that the rock avalanche behaved in ways that are quite surprising.
17 April 2020
The Salkantay landslide: wonderful Planet Labs high resolution satellite images
Extraordinary high resolution satellite images of the source and deposit of the Salkantay rock avalanche in Peru, collected by Planet Labs.
15 April 2020
Kegesuglo: a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea on Friday 10 April 2020
On Friday 10 April 2020 a large channelised landslide killed 10 people at Kegesuglo in Kundiawa-Gembog district in Papua New Guinea.
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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