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12 September 2012
Landslides and the red Yangtze River
The Yangtze River has changed colour – suddenly becoming red – in the city of Chongqing. The likely cause is landslides associated with heavy rainfall in the catchment, although exactly where this occurred is not clear.
10 April 2012
The Xintan landslide in the Three Gorges area of China
A brief report on the 1985 Xintan landslide in China
8 April 2012
Images of the Three Gorges Dam ship lock wall
Yesterday I visited the site if the Three Gorge Dam. This post shows some images of the impressive cutslope above the ship locks
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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