An underground experiment with multi-stage stimulations reveals diverse seismic responses within a complex hectometer-scale fracture network, shedding light on induced seismicity behaviors at field scale.
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A new landslide-driven evacuation of Brienz in Switzerland
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 the summer of 2023, Brienz in Switzerland was evacuated due to the threat of a large rockslope failure that threatened to bury the village. The so-called Brienz-Brinzauls landslide finally failed […]
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Counting from One to Nine to Detect Debris Flows
A groundbreaking method using Benford’s law allows the detection of debris flows from seismic signals.
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A More Sustainable Way to Attend Distant Science Conferences
For AGU’s annual meeting in 2023, a virtual hub in Zürich combined remote presentations and in-person viewing groups to reduce travel but keep in-person interactions.
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The possible causes of the deadly 21 June 2024 Sorte debris flow in Switzerland
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 […]
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The 21 June 2024 landslide at Sorte in Switzerland
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 21 June 2024, a large landslide struck Sorte, a small hamlet in the Misox Valley of Switzerland, triggered by extremely intense rainfall. At the time of writing it is believed that […]
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Detecting landslides using seismic data in Switzerland
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There has been a very interesting development in the detection of landslides using seismic data. The Swiss Seismological Service (SED), which has a very high quality network that monitors seismic events across […]
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Webcam images of the 14 April 2024 Piz Scerscen rock avalanche
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Silvan Leinss from Gamma Remote Sensing has very kindly captured and downloaded webcam images from the Corvatsch skiing station on the day of the Piz Scerscen rock avalanche. The camera was pointed […]
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Images of the 14 April 2024 Piz Scerscen rock avalanche in Switzerland
Piz Scerscen The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Various images have now emerged of the 5 km long, 14 April 2024 Piz Scerscen rock avalanche in Switzerland. With thanks to Amt für Naturgefahren, Kanton Graubünden, Ch, these three […]
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A large rock avalanche on Piz Scerscen in Switzerland
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 […]