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The Bushy Knoll landslide near to Tiniroto in Gisborne, New Zealand.
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Two large landslides in Gisborne, New Zealand

by Dave Petley 20 August 202420 August 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Gisborne area of New Zealand was severely impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023, an event that triggered many thousands of landslides in the area. One effect of such large events […]

Clouds against a blue sky
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A Folding Troposphere May Help Drive Cloud Formation

by Katherine Bourzac 15 August 202415 August 2024

Scientists have observed atmospheric particles forming where the stratosphere folds into the troposphere, a finding that may deepen understanding of precipitation and climate.

Google Earth image of the site of the 30 July 2024 Wayanad landslides in Kerala, India.
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The 30 July 2024 Wayanad landslides in Kerala, India

by Dave Petley 6 August 20246 August 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 30 July 2024, heavy rainfall triggered landslides in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. At the time of writing, the confirmed loss of life has reached 392 people, with a further […]

The aftermath of the 28 July 2024 landslide at Yuelin in Hunan Province, China.
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The 28 July 2024 landslide at Yuelin village in Hunan Province, China

by Dave Petley 29 July 202429 July 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 28 July 2024, a landslide struck Yuelin village, located in the Hengyang administrative area of Hunan Province. The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall induced by the remnants of Typhoon Gaemi, […]

The aftermath of the 13 July 2024 landslide in Ha Giang, Vietnam, which killed eleven people.
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Landslide problems on roads in Vietnam

by Dave Petley 16 July 202416 July 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 13 July 2024, a terrible landslide occurred on a road in the mountainous province of Ha Giang in Vietnam. A minibus travelling along a road in Bac Me District at 4 […]

Google Earth image of the aftermath of the 2022 debris flow in South Korea.
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Debris flow hazards in urban environments – an example from South Korea

by Dave Petley 4 July 20244 July 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. An interesting paper (Lee et al. 2024 – available online as a pdf) has recently been published in the International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering, which considers landslide problems in expanding urban […]

Annotated image showing the speculative main aspects of the 21 June 2024 Sorte debris flow in Switzerland. Base image from Swisstopo.
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The possible causes of the deadly 21 June 2024 Sorte debris flow in Switzerland

by Dave Petley 26 June 202426 June 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Federal Office of Topography in Switzerland has collected and published online aerial imagery of the site of the deadly 21 June 2024 debris flow in Switzerland, which killed three people. The […]

Planet Labs image of the area of Wanzhou in China, after it had been affected by extreme rainfall on 4 July 2023.
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Landslides triggered by an extreme rainfall event on 4 July 2023 in Wanzhou, China

by Dave Petley 19 June 202419 June 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 the last few days, China has suffered multiple landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, with reports of fatalities. It is often difficult to get high quality information about these events in China […]

Soil eroding from a field as a result of rainfall
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Agricultural Lands Are Losing Topsoil—Here’s How Bad It Could Get

by Nathaniel Scharping 11 June 202411 June 2024

A new study says topsoil erosion is likely to increase under climate change, though policy changes now could help stem the loss.

Floating ice is seen in the foreground, and an ominous storm cloud lies over a distant mountain range.
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Rain Comes to the Arctic, With a Cascade of Troubling Changes

by Ed Struzik 14 May 202414 May 2024

Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called rain-on-snow events are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them.

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