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A still from drone footage on Youtube showing the aftermath of the 1 January 2025 embankment failure on the Bridgewater Canal.
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The 1 January 2025 embankment failure on the Bridgewater Canal at Dunham Massey

by Dave Petley 2 January 20252 January 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 1 January 2025, a major embankment failure occurred on the Bridgewater Canal close Dunham Massey in NW England. The local newspaper, Altrincham Today, has a nice article about this event and […]

A Google Earth view of the 1 September 2022 Huzhu landslide in China, showing the two of the more mobile loess failures.
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The deeply intriguing 1 September 2022 Huzhu landslide in Qinghai Province, China

by Dave Petley 19 December 202419 December 2024

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 2022, I wrote (on the old site) about a landslide that occurred on 1 September that year, a failure that is now known as the Huzhu landslide, in Qinghai Province, […]

Landslides on abandoned coastal cliffs triggered by the 17 December 2024 Mw=7.3 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu.
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Landslides from the Mw=7.3 17 December 2024 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu

by Dave Petley 18 December 202418 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It has been widely reported that an M=7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on 17 December 2024 at 12:47 local time. Wikipedia is referring to this as the Port Vila Earthquake as the epicentre […]

The January 2024 Liangshui landslide in China.
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The 22 January 2024 Liangshui landslide in the Wumeng Mountain Area of China

by Dave Petley 17 December 202417 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 22 January 2024, the Liangshui landslide struck the Wumeng Mountain area of China, killing 44 people. I blogged about this significant event at the time, including the following Youtube video that […]

The aftermath of the 7 December 2024 Turmalina Mine landslide in Brazil.
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The 7 December 2024 mine waste landslide at Turmalina Mine in Brazil

by Dave Petley 16 December 202416 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 7 December 2024 a major landslide occurred in a mine waste pile at the Turmalina Mine in Brazil. The operator, Jaguar Mining, has put out a press release that provides a […]

Change in the LHI for most major mountain ranges in Asia under SSP 5–8.5, relative to the value for the base period 1990–2014. Shaded areas represent one standard deviation. From Stanley et al. (2024).
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Future increases in landslide hazard across the high mountains of Asia

by Dave Petley 12 December 202412 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In terms of human losses, the mountains of Asia remain the global hotspot for landslides. Whilst earthquake-induced landslides cause occasional, very high levels of loss (e.g. the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake and the […]

A still from the Cumhuriyet drone footage of the crown of the 8 December 2024 Arhavi landslide in Turkey.
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The 8 December 2024 landslide at Arhavi in Turkey

by Dave Petley 11 December 202411 December 2024

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 December 2024, a very large landslide occurred at Arhavi in the Artvin area of Turkey, killing four people in a car that was travelling along the coastal highway. Tolga Gorum […]

Water carving through ice in a mountain area.
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Millions in India Vulnerable to Glacial Lake Floods

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 December 202413 February 2025

Climate change–driven factors make regions more vulnerable to glacial lake outburst floods.

The total number of fatal landslides for 2024 by month. Author's own data.
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Fatal landslides in November 2024

by Dave Petley 10 December 202410 December 2024

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 compiled the initial data for the fatal landslides that occurred globally in 2024. As ever with these update posts, this is subject to review, but it provides an initial […]

Google Earth image from 2013 showing the site of the coal tip landslide at Cwmtillery.
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A new coal waste landslide at Cwmtillery in South Wales

by Dave Petley 25 November 202425 November 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In Wales, Storm Bert brought extremely heavy rainfall over the weekend, triggering extensive flooding and a number of landslides. The most serious failure appears to have occurred at Cwmtillery in Blaenau Gwent, […]

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