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24 December 2021
Spruce Tree House – extreme rockfall management
Spruce Tree House in Colorado – rockfall management of a natural arch that shelters a key archaeological site in Mesa Verde National Park
13 December 2021
The failure of retaining walls
An interesting video discusses modes of failure of retaining walls
1 October 2021
Using InSAR to create a landslide inventory for the Pacific Northwest
A new paper in the journal Landslides presents a new inventory of slow-moving landslides for the Pacific Northwest, derived from InSAR. 617 active landslides that had not previously been identified were mapped.
1 September 2021
George County: a drone video of the site of a fatal landslide triggered by Hurricane Ida
George County: a drone video of the site of a fatal landslide on a highway in Mississippi, triggered by Hurricane Ida
28 July 2021
Drone footage of the 31 May 2021 landslide at Bingham Canyon mine in Utah
Excellent drone footage has emerged of the development of the 31 May 2021 landslide at Bingham Canyon mine in Utah
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
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