Researchers have crafted the most comprehensive map yet of Europe’s wetlands.
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Europe Faces Increased Heat Mortality in Coming Decades
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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A Warming Climate Is Shifting Eurasian Drought Conditions
Researchers use tree ring records to help reconstruct hydroclimate patterns and isolate drivers of drought.
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The 30 November 2022 Maratea rockfall in southern Italy
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 30 November 2022, the Maratea rockfall occurred on the slopes below Castrocucco castle in southern Italy. This landslide is the subject of an interesting paper (Santo and Massaro 2024) that has […]
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The remarkable Nordic Waste landslide in Ølst, Denmark
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Loyal readers may remember that in January of this year I posted a piece about the ongoing scandal associated with the Nordic Waste landslide in Denmark. In brief, this was a large […]
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A new landslide-driven evacuation of Brienz in Switzerland
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 the summer of 2023, Brienz in Switzerland was evacuated due to the threat of a large rockslope failure that threatened to bury the village. The so-called Brienz-Brinzauls landslide finally failed […]
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Como os Incêndios e o Clima Afetam a Saúde Pública de Portugal
Os investigadores analisaram os dados para examinar os efeitos dos incêndios florestais, dos poluentes e dos fatores meteorológicos na mortalidade e na saúde cardiovascular no país ibérico.
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The 4 October 2024 debris flow at Donja Jablanica in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Rainfall induced landslide disasters just keep on occurring in this extraordinary year. October usually sees a dramatic reduction in events globally as the northern hemisphere summer rainfall ebbs away. However, this year […]
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Scientists Present Europe’s New Greenhouse Gas Budget
The greenhouse gas budget developed for Europe highlights carbon sources and sinks across the continent and will serve as a baseline for years to come.