The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Early in the morning of 14 April 2024, a large rock avalanche occurred on the flanks of Piz Scerscen in the Swiss Alps, close to the border with Italy. Fortunately, the landslide […]
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Early warning and rockfalls in the 3 April 2024 Mw=7.4 Hualien earthquake
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Yesterday, very interesting dashcam footage emerged of rockfalls triggered by the 3 April 2024 Mw=7.4 Hualien earthquake. The footage is dramatic in itself, but also serves to highlight the value of earthquake […]
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The 6 April 2024 valley-blocking landslide at Bijela near Mostar 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. On 7 April 2024, a major valley-blocking landslide was triggered by blasting in a quarry at Bijela near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. There is a report about this event in the […]
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Landslides in Taroko Gorge from the 3 April 2024 Taiwan Earthquake
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. A day after the Mw=7.4 Taiwan Earthquake, it is increasingly clear that the major impacts from the event, and its aftershocks, have resulted from landslides rather than building collapses. This is a […]
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Initial news about landslides from the 3 April 2024 M=7.2 earthquake in Taiwan
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. At 07:58 local time on 2 April 2024 an earthquake struck the central East Coast of Taiwan, close to the city of Hualien. Initial reports from the Central Weather Administration Seismological Center, […]
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The causes of the 23 September 2023 landslide at Stenungsund in Sweden
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Late last week, the prosecutor investigating the 23 September 2023 landslide at Stenungsund in Sweden held a press conference to provide an update on his investigations into the accident. Loyal readers will […]
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The Baildon landslide in West Yorkshire
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 5 February 2024, a railway cutting failed on the edge of Baildon in West Yorkshire, England. As a consequence, the railway line, an important route linking towns across the region, was […]
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Another significant landslide in the Hollywood Hills
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. California continues to suffer repeated bouts of heavy rainfall, probably associated with the El Nino conditions that have been in place through the winter. On 24 March 2024, the rainfall triggered another […]
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GNS Science Landslide Planning Guidance
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. New Zealand is a country with a severe level of landslide hazard, resulting from a combination of the tectonic setting, the geology, the climate and the impact of human activities. It is […]
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A transnational, valley-blocking landslide in Africa
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 23 February 2024, a large valley-blocking landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall in the Ruzizi Valley, to the south of the city of Bukavu, which is in the Democratic Republic of […]