2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (826+ words) Deformation velocity maps for pre- and post- failure conditions in the 9 March 2018 Cadia Mine, Australia event, where mean VLOS was calculated: (a) before the failure, (b) after the failure. From Wang et al. (2026). A new paper in the International Journal of Applied…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (757+ words) Children who live near gold mine tailings facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa, have nearly twice as much as uranium in their hair as those who don't live near tailings facilities, according to new research. Concentrations were especially high in young…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (293+ words) There are disputed reports of another massive landslide at the infamous mining site, with over 200 deaths being described by eye-witnesses. There are reports this morning that another devastating landslide has occurred at the Rubaya coltran mining site in the Democratic…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (332+ words) But what makes the mines so eye-catching is also a burden: Current mining methods using brine require vast swaths of land and water, and removing the brine from underground can cause freshwater reservoirs to flow into the open space, lowering…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (197+ words) A landslide that killed four people in Turkey was associated with progressive failure of a slope with known stability issues. Final failure was triggered by heavy, but not exceptional, raifall. The G'ng'ren hillslope is located at [41.337634, 41.26327]. This image, from G'r'm…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (212+ words) To date, 42 landslides have been identified on Mauao (Mount Manganui) in New Zealand following the 22 January 2026 rainfall event. The extreme rainfall event that affected parts of the North Island of New Zealand triggered two fatal landslides, of which the major…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (293+ words) Six people were killed when intense rainfall triggered over 6,500 landslides On 16 June 2024, an extreme rainfall event triggered a dense cluster of landslides and channelised debris flows in Wuping County, Fujian Province, China. This is one of many such events in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (197+ words) Imagery is now available that shows the aftermath of 3.1 km long landslide that killed about 90 people in West Bandung. On 24 January 2026, a major landslide occurred on the flanks of Gunung Burangrang (Mount Burangrang) in West Bandung, Indonesia. The search has…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (185+ words) An unusual failure has occurred on a cut slope adjacent to a key road in Greece. On 2 February 2026 a major, fascinating landslide occurred on the A5 Ionian motorway between Arta and Amfilochia in Greece. The location appears to be [39.07754, 21.09861]. The news…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (238+ words) The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Whilst I was skiing in the French Alps last week, there were a couple of significant landslides....