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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New insights into the ongoing landslide at St Lawrence on the Isle of Wight
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The extraordinary spell of wet weather continues to have a major impact across the United Kingdom, with landslides occurring in many places. The rail network is being significantly disrupted by earthworks failures, […]
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Bonchurch: a very large landslide on the Isle of Wight
On 10 December 2023, a large landslide occurred at Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight in the south of England. 20 houses have been evacuated.
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Ardfern: a landslide that is causing a serious problem to a remote Scottish community
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Guardian has run a story about the remote Scottish village of Ardfern, located on the Craignish peninsula in Argyll, and its travails as a result of a landslide triggered by heavy […]
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