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Series of landslides claim 36 lives in Colombia

Footage has emerged from the moment a large landslide covered a busy highway that links the cities of Quibdo and Medellin in Colombia’s Pacific province of Choco. Furthermore, the event depicted in...

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A look into the aftermath of Japan's New Year’s Day earthquake

A powerful earthquake, with a measured moment magnitude of Mw = 7.5, struck Japan on January 1, 2024, causing widespread destruction, mainly on the Noto Peninsula, while a tsunami with a height of mo...

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Landslide caught on video crashing into Lake Garda

The Italian fire and rescue agency, Vigil Del Fuoco, posted footage of a landslide that took place in Italy on December 16. Furthermore, what is known so far is that the incident took place in Tremo...

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Massive landslip causes evacuations in Ventnor, UK

Island Echo recently released aerial footage from an area in the town of Ventnor, which was hit by a massive landslip on the evening of Sunday, December 10. Furthermore, Ventnor is a seaside resort...

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New animated tutorial "Slope stability analysis: Planar analysis and Culmann's method" now available on YouTube!

We are happy to share the first video of our new animated tutorial series! Our first video is a tutorial on slope stability analysis. More specifically, it is about planar analysis and Culmann’s m...

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English coastal town’s households evacuated after landslide

A landslide in the English coastal town of St Leonards-on-Sea led to several cliff top properties being evacuated, just ten days after a previous incident. Furthermore, the landslide took place in E...

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NASA partners with Pacific Disaster Center on new landslide hazard assessment and warning system

A collaboration between NASA and University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was recently made public on October 26, regarding NASA’s Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness mo...

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Landslide occurs at Colombia’s El Peñón de Guatapé tourist attraction

The moment that a small collapse occurred at the flank of Colombia’s popular tourist attraction, El Peñón de Guatapé, on November 2, was caught on video. Furthermore, El Peñón de Guatapé is an appro...

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Landslide disrupts Metro-North and Amtrak rail services in Westchester County of New York

A landslide took place in Westchester County, New York, early on Saturday, October 21st, and caused disruptions to Metro-North and Amtrack rail services over the weekend, blocking four nearby tracks....

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Coal train hits landslide in New Zealand and gets partially derailed

A coal train got partially derailed after it hit a landslide in New Zealand’s Buller Gorge during the early hours of Monday, the 16th of October. Buller Gorge is located in the northern part of Sout...

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