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21 January 2016
Landslides in Chile Part 3: the Meson Alto rock avalanche
The Meson Alto rock avalanche is a 4.5 cubic kilometre landslide located in a tributary of the Maipo Valley high in the Andes of Chile.
20 January 2016
Landslides in Chile Part 2: Las Cortaderas
High in the Andes in central Chile lies the Las Cortaderas Landslide complex, the most recent portion of which was triggered by an earthquake in 1958
17 January 2016
Landslides in Chile Part 1: Arauco
In September 2010 a M=8.8 earthquake struck Arauco in Chile. These landslides are part of our Newton Fund project on earthquake induced landslides in Chile.
24 December 2015
New landslide video: Ayacucho, Peru
A dramatic landslide captures the moment in which a landslide struck a road in Ayacucho, Peru
17 November 2015
High resolution imagery of the Bento Rodrigues dam failures
Airbus Defence and Space have released high resolution SPOT 6/7 satellite imagery of the Bento Rodrigues dam failures in Brazil
12 November 2015
The Samarco dam failure – an intriguing video
A video on Youtube combines bits of footage of the Samarco dam failure and mudslide that destroyed the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil a week ago
10 November 2015
The history of the Fundao Dam near Bento Rodriguez
It is likely that the Bento Rodriguez disaster was triggered by the collapse of the Fundao Dam. Google Earth reveals the history of the structure.
8 November 2015
Deciphering the Samarco tailings dam disaster in Bento Rodriguez
It now appears that about 30 people died in the Samarco talings dam disaster at Bento Rodriguez in Brazil on Thursday. Two tailings dams collapsed, starting with a large upstream structure,
6 November 2015
Bento Rodrigues: a disastrous tailings dam failure in Brazil
Yesterday a catastrophic tailings dam failure led to mudflows that swept through the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil. At least 15 people were killed.
23 October 2015
An astonishing new landslide video from an artisanal mine
An amazing video has appeared on Youtube showing a landslide in an artisanal mine in Colombia in 2014. Reports suggest that 16 people died in the tragedy
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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