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The upper part of the landslide on Kleiner Nesthorn above Blatten in Switzerland.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 21 May 2025 update on the landslide threatening Blatten in Switzerland

by Dave Petley 21 May 202521 May 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognised as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. News this morning from Blatten in Switzerland is that the landslide on Kleiner Nesthorn has continued to develop. Blue News reports that: “The situation in Blatten in the Valais Lötschental remained tense […]

Webcam image of the deforming slope at Blatten in Switzerland.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The incipient major rock slope failure at Blatten in Switzerland

by Dave Petley 20 May 202520 May 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In Switzerland, a dramatic rock slope failure is developing above Blatten [46.4128, 7.7987], a village located in Vallais Canton. Blue News is providing regular updates on a dedicated website. The drama started […]

意大利一个干涸的、多边形的湖盆展现了 2017 年的干旱状况。
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气候变暖正在改变欧亚大陆的干旱状况

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 15 May 202515 May 2025

研究人员利用树木年轮记录重建水文气候模式,并找出干旱的驱动因素。

Map of Lake Geneva and surrounding catchments.
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Organic Radiocarbon Reveals its Inorganic Ancestry in Lake Geneva

by Maximilian Lau 6 May 20256 May 2025

Organic and inorganic radiocarbon ages resolve the origin and dynamics of carbon in the largest natural lake of Western Europe.

Temporal distribution of rockfall events and fatalities in Spain within the last 220 years.
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Patterns of fatal non-seismic rockfalls in Spain

by Dave Petley 6 May 20256 May 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. A fascinating new paper (Corominas et al. 2025) has just been published in the journal Geoenvironmental Disasters that describes the compilation and analysis of a new dataset on fatal non-seismic rockfalls in […]

Landslides triggered during the 1954 rainfall event on the Amalfi Coast in Italy.
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The 25 October 1954 landslide disaster on the Amalfi Coast of Italy

by Dave Petley 30 April 202530 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. I have frequently highlighted the growing impact of multiple landslide events triggered by extreme rainfall around the world. Whilst there is little doubt that such events are becoming more common, they have […]

The Browney Curve landslide site.
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Remediating the Browney Curve landslide in County Durham

by Dave Petley 11 April 202511 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. Rail Advent has a very nice article that describes the now completed repair of the Browney Curve landslide on the East Coast Mainline railway line in England. This is a site that […]

The vehicle on which the two people were travelling, found 800 m away from the impact point San Felice a Cancello. Image from the Italian Fire Brigade: www.vigilfuoco.tv.
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The 27 August 2024 post-fire debris flows in San Felice a Cancello, Italy

by Dave Petley 9 April 20259 April 2025

Guest post by Giuseppe Esposito and Stefano Gariano The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In a recent article published in the journal Landslides, Esposito and Gariano (2025) describe the first post-fire debris flow event with fatal consequences recorded […]

Map of Irish wetlands
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Where the Wetlands Are

by Rebecca Owen 26 February 202526 February 2025

Researchers have crafted the most comprehensive map yet of Europe’s wetlands.

The Sun sets in an orange sky over the city of Madrid.
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Europe Faces Increased Heat Mortality in Coming Decades

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 25 February 202525 February 2025

Extreme temperature caused by unchecked climate change could claim 2.3 million lives in Europe by 2100, a new study warns.

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