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3 November 2022
Pierreville: an interesting landslide in Quebec, Canada
Pierreville: on 1 November 2022 an interesting landslide occurred on a riverbank in Quebec, Canada, destroying a road and threatening houses.
15 July 2022
Landslides triggered by exceptional rainfall in Australia
Recent heavy rainfall has triggered landslides in parts of eastern Australia, causing damage to railway lines and properties
20 March 2020
Sinking ships to stop erosion
Sinking ships to stop erosion: the banks of the River Severn in England have been protected from landslides by sinking disused barges, creating a graveyard of old vessels
17 July 2017
Two new landslide videos from China: Liuzhou and Chamdo
Two dramatic new landslide videos have appeared online from China: a rapid earthflow in Liuzhou and a riverbank collapse from Chamdo
7 March 2017
Oroville dam: multiple riverbank failures on the Feather River after the flow was abruptly stopped
The rapid drawdown of the water level in the Feather River when the Oroville Dam flow was stopped last week induced multiple riverbank failures downstream
2 June 2015
An amazing landslide tsunami video
Youtube now has an amazing video of a landslide tsunami, generated by a very large blast-induced riverbank failure
23 October 2014
Riverbank collapse: a fascinating new video
A nice new video has appeared on Youtube showing a progressive riverbank collapse event, although the location is not certain
20 October 2012
A very cool riverbank collapse video
A riverbank collapse landslide video from NE India
21 September 2012
A complex riverbank collapse in New Zealand
Some photos from a recent field trip in New Zealand, showing riverbank failures on the Whataroa Gorge
21 May 2012
A huge relocation programme from riverbanks in Vietnam
Up to a million people may be forced to relocate in Vietnam as a result of landslide and flashfloods on riverbanks
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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