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17 February 2016
Yaglidere – a dramatic landslide video from Turkey
Youtube has a dramatic new landslide video from Yaglidere in Turkey, showing a failure in fine grained materials that transitions to a rapid flow
26 August 2015
Artvin, Turkey: an excellent video of a landslide in action
Landslides in the Artvin area of NE Turkey have killed eight people and left two missing. One of the slides was captured in a dramatic video
28 September 2014
Landslide in Rize, Turkey this week – a new video
A new video has appeared on Youtube showing a landslide that occurred in Rize, Turkey on 25th September
22 July 2014
Erzurum: a landslide destroys an almost new ski jump facility in Turkey
Last Tuesday a landslide destroyed a 20 million Euro ski jumping facility in Erzurum, Turkey. The collapse was in part caught on a video
9 March 2011
The astonishing Çöllolar Coalfield landslide in Turkey
Images and commentary of the extraordinary landslide in a coal pit at Collolar in Turkey in February
13 February 2011
Two videos: the aftermath of the remarkable Turkish open cast mine accident and a CNN hero
A short post proving a video of the aftermath of the turkish open cast mine accident, and a link to a CNN video on the work Of Anne Hallum
12 February 2011
Two public lectures in Australia and an amazing open pit landslide in Turkey
Public lectures Just a brief heads-up to anyone in Adelaide, Australia this week. I will be giving two public lectures as follows: Coastal cliff erosion – Monday, 14 February, 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm, at the University of Adelaide, Chapman Lecture Theatre (North Terrace Campus). Hosted by the University of Adelaide. Impact of landslides triggered by earthquakes – Wednesday, 16 February, 6.00pm-8.00pm, at Level 11, 108 King William Street. Hosted …
22 November 2009
Landslide impacts in Turkey
The last few days have seen very heavy rain in Turkey, with a number of landslides. ITN has a short clip of home footage showing a large buikding collapsing as it is hit by a landslide: http://itn.co.uk/9cff433ac9de157976f9b579cbe8c656.html The distress shown by the man in the foreground – presumably an owner or resident – illustrates graphically the impact of these events on people.
3 May 2009
Turkish landslide statistics
Image from: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20677530 Just a short post to point out some interesting statistics on rockslides in Turkey. The source of the data is the General Directorate of Disaster Affairs in Turkey, reported here. The statistics are:Total area at risk from rockslides in Turkey: 194,000 square kilometresNumber of people at risk: 8 million (11% of the population)Number of fatalities from rockslides between 1980 and 2000: 177. Given the high seismic hazard …
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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