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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
22 May 2020
Edenville Dam breach: interpreting the failure
As improved images and information become available, it is becoming possible to gain a better understanding of the cause of the Edenville Dam breach
21 May 2020
Edenville Dam failure: the astonishing video of the collapse sequence
Edenville Dam failure: an astonishing video of the full collapse sequence is on Youtube. It appears to show a geotechnical failure rather than overtopping
20 May 2020
Edenville dam: a major dam collapse in Michigan
In Midland County, Michigan collapse is underway of Edenville dam, driven by heavy rainfall. Reports suggest that a second dam may also be failing.
19 May 2020
A long run out landslide from Yudi Peak in Alaska
Helicopter company Alpine Air Alaska has posted to Facebook stunning images and a video of a long run out landslide from Yudi Peak in Alaska
15 May 2020
A potential major rock slope failure above Barry Glacier in Alaska
A team of scientists has identified a potentially massive (500 million cubic metre) rock slope failure above Barry Glacier in Alaska
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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