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PlanetScope image of the aftermath of the 4 August 2023 debris flow at Shovi in Georgia. Image copyright Planet, used with permission, acquired on 6 August 2023.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The 4 August 2023 debris flow at Shovi in Georgia

by Dave Petley 8 August 20238 August 2023

The 4 August 2023 catastrophic debris flow that destroyed Shovi in Georgia started as a rockslide high in the mountains above the town.

A snow-capped ridge with a sharp peak in the middle sits in front of a bright blue sky.
Posted inNews

A Massive Landslide Beheaded One of the World’s Highest Peaks

by Saima May Sidik 7 August 20237 August 2023

Annapurna IV toppled in a Himalayan landslide, and scientists finally figured out when and how it happened.

Posted inThe Landslide Blog

Bisisthal: a one million tonne rock slope collapse in Switzerland

by Dave Petley 2 August 20237 August 2023

On 30 July 2023 a one million tonne rock slope collapse occurred close to Bisisthal in Switzerland. It was captured on video.

A sketch of a blue lake in the mid ground with a brown dock in the foreground. In the background, cliff faces of the gray Canadian Rockies repose under a blue sky with white clouds.
Posted inNews

Rocky Voices: A Q&A with Eva Enkelmann

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 May 202315 May 2023

A new book aimed at young adults explores the construction of the Canadian Rockies from the perspective of the minerals, fossils, and waterdrops that make and shape the landscape.

A road winds through a mountain landscape covered in red mossy vegetation and shrubs.
Posted inNews

Native Plants Are Hiding Up High, but Invaders Are Catching Up

by Caroline Hasler 9 March 20239 March 2023

Far from pristine outposts of nature, mountains across the world are being rapidly colonized by non-native plants that spread uphill along roads.

A turquoise lake next to a gray and white striped glacier. Mountains in background.
Posted inNews

Lakes Can Change How Glaciers Move

by Danielle Beurteaux 7 March 202330 March 2023

Lakes forming from melted ice can have a big effect on their parent glacier, and more of these bodies of water are appearing under warming conditions.

Photo of a rock outcrop
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Seven-Ages of Earth as Seen Through the Continental Lens

by Peter A. Cawood and Priyadarshi Chowdhury 24 February 20236 March 2023

The 4.5-billion-year record contained in Earth’s continental crust reveals a seven-phase evolution, from an initial magma ocean to the present-day environment in which we live.

A vineyard growing on a mountain slope with several other mountains visible in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Decipher the Seismic Dance of the Southern Alps

by Morgan Rehnberg 20 January 202320 January 2023

Most of the Alps are considered tectonically dead, but according to new research, the southeastern region—home to prosecco wine—is very much alive.

白雪覆盖的山峰排列在青藏高原的南部边缘。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

研究揭示尼泊尔西部喜马拉雅港湾状地形的形成

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 19 October 202219 October 2022

研究人员通过热运动学研究发现,沿着板块汇聚界面大型逆冲断层在中下部地壳深处的地壳物质堆叠塑造了高原的生长和区域水系的发育。

A small brown and gray mouse, Abrothrix hirta, sits on green grass strewn with a few brown leaves. The mouse faces left and is photographed in profile.
Posted inNews

Rain Makes Skulls Bigger—in Mice

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 October 202228 October 2022

New research shows how regional weather, shaped by towering mountain ranges, might influence the size and shape of local rodents.

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