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30 May 2019
High resolution Planet Labs SkySat image of the Joffre Peak landslides
A high resolution Planet Labs SkySat image of the Joffre Peak landslides has been captured, shedding light on the velocity of the flows.
19 September 2018
The Kodagu landslides in Karnataka, India: Planet Labs imagery
Kodagu landslides: in August 2018, very heavy rainfall triggered many landslides in SW India. Planet Labs imagery shows the extensive damage that resulted
12 July 2018
Images of the disastrous landslides in Japan this week
Over the last week exceptional rainfall has triggered thousands of landslides in Japan, with disastrous consequences. Images are starting to emerge showing the scale of the disaster.
1 March 2018
Planet Labs imagery of the Pasir Panjang landslide in Indonesia
Planet Labs have now managed to capture a satellite image of the whole of the Pasir Panjang landslide, which killed 18 people in Indonesia
20 February 2018
First satellite images of the Puerto Venus debris flows
Parts of the track Puerto Venus debris flows in Colombia last week have been captured on satellite imagery by Planet Labs
31 August 2013
Another large rock avalanche in Alaska
Colin Stark and Goran Ekstrom have detected another spectacular rock avalanche in Alaska. It occurred on 25th July near to Mount Jarvis.
27 June 2013
New high resolution images of Kedarnath – the cause of the debris flow disaster is now clear
New images from the NRSC in India allow the causes of the debris flow disaster at Kedarnath to be interpreted
24 February 2013
An intrepretation of the Mount Dixon rock avalanche in New Zealand using satellite imagery
This post provides an interpretation of the Mount Dixon rock avalanche using NASA EO-1 ALI imagery collected shortly after the event. It shows that the landslide went through a dramatic transition from rock avalanche to sliding
23 May 2012
Understanding the Seti River landslide in Nepal
Using new satellite images & air photos to analyse the Seti River landslide in Nepal, which killed over 70 people.
26 January 2011
Before and after: high resolution images of the Brazil landslides
Geoeye has now collected a high quality image of the landslides in Brazil. This post makes some comparisons of this news image and one collected before the event, drawing some provisional conclusions about the landslide occurrence in this area.
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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