The SMAP satellite shows that wetter-than-normal soil five months prior to wildfires in the western United States increases fuel availability and fire activity when desiccation occurs.
Hazards & Disasters
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The 6 February 2024 landslide at Masara in the Philippines
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 6 February 2024, a large landslide struck the mining village of Masara in in Maco town, Davao de Oro in the Philippines. As of the time of writing, it had been […]
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We’ve Already Seen Category 6 Hurricanes—Now Scientists Want to Make It Official
Intensifying storms may warrant a new category of hurricane wind speeds.
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The 25 January 2024 mine waste failure in the Hpakant mining area of Myanmar
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 a video appeared on social media showing a mine waste failure. The video is remarkable – probably the best example of a progressive failure of a mine waste dam […]
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The Moon Township landslide in Pennsylvania, USA
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In Moon Township in Pennsylvania, a landslide has forced two families to vacate their homes. The landslide has occurred above Beaver Grade Road, on the slope that links a comparatively new housing […]
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Cuando los bosques en la tierra arden, los bosques submarinos sienten el impacto
El kelp es un hábitat, un sumidero de carbono y un agente aglomerante en tu helado. Pero estudios recientes muestran que los bosques de kelp en California son afectados por el destino de sus contrapartes sobre tierra.
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Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall on 7 to 14 July 2023 in Himachal Pradesh, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In July 2023, northern India was affected by intense and prolonged rainfall that triggered multiple landslides. Himachal Pradesh, in the NW Himalayas, was particularly badly impacted. A new paper published in the […]
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How Dangerous Is Mexico’s Popocatépetl? It Depends on Who You Ask
The stratovolcano in central Mexico presents a rich case study of risk perception, science communication, and preparedness surrounding natural hazards.
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The Nordic Waste landslide scandal in Denmark
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In Denmark , there is a substantial scandal rumbling on around a substantial landslide at a site owned by Nordic Waste, a company specialising in dealing with contaminated soil. The site in […]
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Magnitude 7.0 Quake Rattles Kyrgyzstan-China Border
The quake struck in the remote Tien Shan mountains.