The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. As I have noted previously, between 26 and 28 September 2024 Nepal suffered an extraordinary rainfall event that triggered thousands of landslides, killing over 200 people. The cause was a heavy rainstorm […]
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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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2024 fatal landslides in the Himalayas
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. As the SW. Monsoon in South Asia withdraws, the landslide season in that part of the world is now mostly complete. This is a good point at which to reflect on the […]
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The October 2024 fatal landslide map
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Earlier this week, I posted my fatal landslide data for October 2024. I have had a request also to post the map that shows the distribution of the landslides. As per my […]
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A first analysis of the 17 July 2024 Wuyigou Landslide in China
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 17 July 2024, the Wuyigou landslide occurred on the banks of the Three Gorges reservoir in China. I posted about this landslide at the time, in part because it was caught […]
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Fatal landslides in 2024 to the end of October
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 now collated my initial dataset for fatal landslides that occurred in October 2024. As always, this will be subject to some modification as I work through the data, but I […]
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Sedimentos Caribenhos Rastreados até o Terremoto e Tsunami Português de 1755
Arqueólogos escavando na Martinica encontraram por acaso o primeiro depósito de tsunami do terremoto encontrado no Novo Mundo. Ao que parece, o tsunami deixou um forte rastro, pois a onda passou por cima de um rio.
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Unlocking the Power of Synthetic Aperture Radar for Geosciences
Due to its unique ability to monitor Earth’s surface, Synthetic Aperture Radar plays a pivotal role in revolutionizing the geosciences.
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Blasts from the Past: New Insights from Old Space Storms
Reassessment and comparison of past space weather events highlight the potential for Earth to experience destructive geomagnetic disturbances.
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Mapping Landslide Risk in the United States and Puerto Rico
A new method provides highly accurate continental-scale landslide susceptibility maps that are being used in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.