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The 15 June 2025 landslide at Zhonghe village in western Guangdong province, China
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The 15 June 2025 landslide at Zhonghe in western Guangdong province, China

by Dave Petley 19 June 202519 June 2025

A community in China had a narrow escape when a landslide, triggered by Typhoon Wutip, occurred on the slopes above the village. Fortunately, the population had been evacuated when a local woman noted signs that a failure might be imminent. At about 4 am on 15 June 2025, rainfall associated with the remnants of Typhoon […]

Graphs and TIMA images from the paper.
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Coupled Isotopes Reveal Sedimentary Sources of Rare Metal Granites

by Paul Asimow 17 June 202516 June 2025

Using coupled isotopes, a new study shows that a class of economically important granites are derived by sediment melting without mantle input.

The aftermath of the 8 February 2025 Junlian rock avalanche in Sichuan, China.
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An initial analysis of the 8 February 2025 Junlian rock avalanche, China

by Dave Petley 9 June 20259 June 2025

A new paper in the journal Landslides has presented a review of a large landslide that killed 29 people in Sichuan Province. On 8 February 2025, a large rock avalanche occurred in Junlian County in Sichuan Province, China. I wrote about this event, now known as the Junlian rock avalanche, at the time. With remarkable […]

The full extent of the 1 June 2025 rockslide at Muta in Tibet.
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The 1 June 2025 landslide at Muta township in Tibet

by Dave Petley 4 June 20254 June 2025

A 200,000 cubic metre rockslide in a remote area of Tibet on Sunday has left ten people dead or missing. On 1 June 2025 a large rockslide occurred in Muta township in Chamdo (Qamdo) metropolitan area in Tibet. Note that Chinese media sources call this area Xizang Autonomous Region, but it is what most of […]

A silver cooler with 20 round hailstones
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Isotopes Map Hailstones’ Paths Through Clouds

by Carolyn Wilke 30 May 20253 June 2025

Hailstones have been said to bounce up and down through clouds as they grow. A new study found that many stones take much simpler paths.

Vista satelital de estanques rectangulares de evaporación usados para extrcción de litio localizados dentro de una sal blanca brillante.
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Preocupaciones sobre el litio, el agua y el clima en los dos desiertos más altos de la Tierra

by Lan Cuo 27 May 202527 May 2025

La extracción de salmuera para satisfacer la demanda de recursos en medio de la transición a energías renovables está afectando los recursos hídricos en Sudamérica y China. Los hidrólogos pueden ayudar a comprender cómo y a sumarse a la búsqueda de soluciones.

The 8 May 2022 Baiyan rock avalanche in Bijie, Guizhou. Image from 163.com.
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The 8 May 2022 Baiyan rock avalanche in Guizhou, China

by Dave Petley 10 April 202510 April 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 8 May 2022, the catastrophic Baiyan rock avalanche occurred in Zhijin County, which is located in Guizhou Province, China. The digital lat/long is [26.63771, 105.69200]. I described this event at the time […]

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2024年5月超级地磁暴冲击后的电离层变化

by Alberto Montanari 3 April 20253 April 2025

一项新研究发现,2024 年 5 月超级地磁暴影响下,地球高层大气与电离层发生了独特的变化。

A part of the area of Zixing in Hunan Province after being impacted by the July 2024 rainstorm. Image copyright Planet, used with permission, collected on 20 March 2025.
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The July 2024 landslide cluster in Zixing County, Hunan Province, China

by Dave Petley 1 April 20251 April 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Back in February I highlighted a Sixth Tone article about the extraordinary landslide cluster that was triggered by Typhoon Gaemi in Hunan Province in China between 26 and 28 July 2024. A […]

Visualization of Earth being hit by a geomagnetic superstorm.
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Ionospheric Changes Following the Geomagnetic Storm of May 2024

by Alberto Montanari 7 March 20253 April 2025

A new study finds that unique ionospheric changes occurred in the upper atmosphere in response to the May 2024 geomagnetic superstorm.

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