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18 December 2018
Loch Quoich landslide: an interesting and disruptive failure in the Highlands of Scotland
Loch Quioch landslide: an interesting and disruptive failure in the Highlands of Scotland in November, including drone footage
5 January 2016
Abergeldie Castle: extreme riverbank erosion threatens a 16th Century castle in Scotland
In Scotland, extreme rainfall has induced riverbank erosion that has left the 16th Abergeldie Castle at risk of imminent collapse.
10 December 2015
Landslides triggered by Storm Desmond in the UK last weekend
Storm Desmond brought record-breaking rainfall to Cumbria and Scotland this weekend, causing extensive landsliding across a large area.
6 November 2012
The most beautiful landslide on Earth? The Quiraing landslide on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
A brief description of one of the most beautiful landslides on Earth – the Quiraing (Quirang) on Skye in north-western Scotland.
30 June 2012
The train derailment on the West Highland line on Thursday
The Daily Mail has a set of images of the train derailed by a landslide on Thursday on the West Highland line in Scotland
29 June 2012
Railway landslides in the UK yesterday
Intense rainfall brought by thunderstorms triggered multiple landslides on the UK rail network yesterday
21 February 2012
A round-up of recent UK landslide events of interest
A round-up of recent landslide news stories from the UK
11 July 2011
Landslides and golf
Dave briefly reviews two landslides that disrupted the Scottish Open Golf tournament in Inverness over the weekend.
2 May 2011
Wildfire at Liathach in Torridon
A brief description of a wildfire in Torridon, Scotland, over the weekend.
19 November 2009
Surely the most over-the-top headline of the year!
Various daily newspapers in the UK are reporting on the Pennan landslide situation (more of which below). However first prize in the hysterical over-reaction category (the British tabloids pride themselves in their ability to out-do each other in this class) goes to the Mirror for this headline: Unbelievable! Meanwhile, back in the real world, the residents of the village have now been advised to leave the village for a week …
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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