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5 February 2021
Planet Labs high resolution satellite image of the Rat Creek Washout
A Planet Labs high resolution satellite image of the Rat Creek Washout in the Big Sur, in California, showing the burnt areas in the catchment
1 February 2021
Rat Creek: a large washout generated by an atmospheric river in California
Rat Creek: a large post wildfire washout has been generated on State Highway 1 in the Big Sur in California
15 January 2021
The US National Landslide Preparedness Act
The US National Landslide Preparedness Act was passed this week, requiring that the USGS develops a national strategy for landslide hazards. Meanwhile the search continues for a motorist killed in a debris flow in Oregon
14 December 2020
The Eureka Valley Landslide in Death Valley National Park
The Eureka Valley Landslide in Death Valley National Park: a new paper (Shaller et al. 2020) on a beautifully-preserved, ancient, long runout failure.
8 December 2020
Landslide potential this winter? Satellite images of the wildfire areas of western USA
Landslide potential this winter? A new video compilation of satellite images of the wildfire areas of western USA
4 December 2020
Haines, Alaska: a major landslide leaves people missing
On Wednesday 2 December 2020 a major landslide destroyed four houses in Haines, Alaska. Two residents of the slope are missing.
12 October 2020
Landslide sessions at the AGU Fall Meeting in December 2020
As the virtual AGU Fall Meeting 2020 starts to approach, I thought I would pull together a list of the main landslide sessions
8 October 2020
Post wildfire mudslide potential in the Pacific West of the United States
A satellite image showing post wildfire mudslide potential in the Pacific West of the United States in winter 2020 – 2021
11 August 2020
Landslides after wildfires
A new study (Rengers et al 2020) published open access in the journal Landslides examines failures in areas affected by recent wildfires in California.
27 May 2020
The aftermath of the Sanford dam failure in Michigan
Planet Labs have now captured high resolution imagery of the aftermath of the failure of Sandford dam in Michigan last week
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.