Absolutely insane footage of rock avalanches currently sweeping across the entire south face of the Matterhorn, as filmed from Cervinia! 🔥😱 📽️ Via @meteovalledosta

Pleqse share!! Postdoc opportunity for near-real-time landslide detection in Alaska!!! The successful applicant will get to work with the amazing @ezgikarasozen.bsky.social See this page for more info! earthquake.alaska.edu/job-opportun... 🪨⚒️🧪

The 3 August 2026 landslide at the Debre Metmik Tsadkane Mariam Monastery in Ethiopia, which killed at least 14 worshippers who had gathered for a holy water cleansing ritual. eos.org/thelandslide...

Heh. That was a hectic event. I was in the back of the room when the assisting Navy vessels had a press conference in Kaikoura, and I thought, 'which one of these boats has good sonar' and found a crusty old warrant officer and he ended up getting the Canterbury and the Tangaroa onto the mapping

High resolution bathymetric data has allowed submarine landslides triggered by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake in New Zealand to be mapped (Gnesko et al. 2026). In total 853 slope failures were identified. eos.org/thelandslide...

Submarine landslide inventory for the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

High resolution bathymetric data has allowed submarine landslides triggered by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake in New Zealand to be mapped.

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In #Taiwan, a large rockslide last month, the Wanlixi #landslide, has blocked a river, creating a barrier lake with a volume of about 6 million cubic metres. The dam is being monitored 24 hours per day in case of a breach. eos.org/thelandslide...

A new study (Acosta-Reyes et al. 2026) provides a fascinating insight into the patterns of landslide exposure in the United States. It shows that the southern Appalachians in particular has a population living in poverty that is highly exposed to landslides. eos.org/thelandslide...

In June 2026 I recorded 48 fatal landslides causing 131 fatalities. 2026 continues to be atypical in terms of the temporal pattern of fatal landslides. eos.org/thelandslide...

Satellite images from Planet Labs show two very large landslides and multiple smaller failures, and channelised debris flows, in Shimen County in China, triggered by heavy rainfall in May 2026. News reports suggest there were 16 fatalities. eos.org/thelandslide...

A significant reactivation occurred over the weekend of the Mauao landslide on Mount Maunganui in Tauranga, New Zealand. eos.org/thelandslide...

Reactivation of the Mauao landslide in New Zealand

A significant reactivation occurred over the weekend of the Mauao landslide on Mount Maunganui in Tauranga, New Zealand.

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Wow, that's a very long run out distance!

Parun in Nuristan, Afghanistan has been struck by a catastrophic debris flow. The situation is unclear, but reports suggest 20 people killed, 100 missing and 80 injured. www.rferl.org/a/afghan-flo...

Deadly Floods Sweep Away Buildings In Afghanistan, Dozens Missing

At least 23 people died and around 100 others are missing after floodwaters swept away buildings in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan Province. Search crews hunted for survivors on July 21 in the provinc...

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These are types of teleconnections seen during past El Niño years, iri.columbia.edu/our-expertis... a) Is the geographic spread of landslides changing ? b) Is the frequency of landslides in a particular region changing, say, due to extreme rainfall ?

In May 2026 I recorded 51 fatal landslides causing 185 fatalities. 2026 is proving to be a bit weird in terms of the temporal pattern of fatal landslides! eos.org/thelandslide...

In May 2026 I recorded 51 fatal landslides causing 185 fatalities. 2

In May 2026 I recorded 51 fatal landslides causing 185 fatalities. 2026 is proving to be atypical in terms of fatal landslides.

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A rock avalanche of impressive magnitude took place yesterday (July 19) on the north face of Tour Ronde (3,793 m asl) ! 🔥 A summit where this kind of events became recurrent in recent years with warming permafrost... 📽️ Maxim Foygel

Reports suggest 42 people were killed in a large rainfall-induced rockslope failure at Hanjia in Chongqing, China on Friday. Imagery suggests that suspicion will fall on a cutting at the foot of the slope. eos.org/thelandslide...

In the cold light of day, this looks surreal. However, it was a wonderful, exciting, joyous celebration of all that's great about football. It was a roller coaster of emotions. It's easy to be proud of both sets of players, especially for the way they came together at the end. So very well done!

There's been a very serious rockslide in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing, China today. Tescue operations are ongoing. Image from Xinhua:-

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There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...

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Across the Alps large landslides (at higher elevations) are becoming an increasing concern. [3/3]

I never cease to be amazed by the landscape complexities revealed by lidar. Robbie Burns Mountain (British Columbia, Canada). Lat50.444299, Long -118.830018. Data from lidar.gov.bc.ca/pages/downlo...

A major #landslide triggered by monsoon rainfall killed eight people this week at #Kalladi in #Wayanad, #Kerala, India. The failure occurred at the site of works for a new road tunnel -imagery suggests that the event, whilst caused by human, might have been quite complex. eos.org/thelandslide...

The 7 July 2026 Kalladi landslide in Kerala, India

On 7 July 2026, the Kalladi landslide in Kerala, India killed eight people. The failure occurred at the site of works for a new road tunnel.

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A major landslide at Renzang Village in Longnan City, Gansu Province, China yesterday killed 21 forestry workers. Satellite imagery suggests that the slope showed signs of disturbance before the failure. eos.org/thelandslide...

Early in the morning of 6 July 2026, three fatal landslides killed eight people in the refugee camps housing the displaced Rohingya people in Bangladesh. eos.org/thelandslide...

The 24 May 2026 landslide disaster in Yongchuan, Chongqing, China. @planet.com imagery reveals a cluster of shallow landslides and channelised debris flows triggered by extreme rainfall. Official figures indicate that 20 people were killed. eos.org/thelandslide...

Rock avalanche in the north face of Grands Charmoz! 🔥🌡️ Via Ludo Ravanel

Wow impressive rock avalanche from the Pic de Chamoissière (3,207 m asl, Ecrins massif) above Alpe de Villar d'Arène, at 1:15 pm today! 😲😱 Via FB Chalet de Chamoissière

Book review: Engineering Geomorphology - A Practitioners Guide by Gareth Hearn. This a fascinating volume that examines the principles and practice of the often neglected but incredibly powerful field of engineering geomorphology. eos.org/thelandslide...

A motorcyclist had an exceptionally lucky escape after being caught in a valley-blocking landslide has been triggered by monsoon rainfall in Lower Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. eos.org/thelandslide...

Five people have been killed and about 15 are missing in the latest mine waste landslide in the Hpakant jade mining area of Myanmar. www.bssnews.net/internationa...

Myanmar jade mine landslide kills five, 15 missing | International

YANGON, Myanmar, June 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Monsoon rains triggered the collapse of slag heap at a disused Myanmar jade

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