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90 years after the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake: the hazards of submarine...

On the 90th anniversary of the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake and tsunami, a new study suggests that tsunamigenic submarine landslides may be more common than we thought The post 90 years after the 1929...

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Landslides triggered by the Mw=7.8 Haida Gwaii earthquake in Canada

A new study (Barth et al. 2019) has mapped the landslides triggered by the 27 October 2012 Mw=7.8 Haida Gwaii earthquake in British Columbia, Canada The post Landslides triggered by the Mw=7.8 Haida...

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A detailed analysis of the Joffre Peak landslides in Canada

A new paper in the journal Landslides (Friele et al. (2020) provides a first detailed analysis of the May 2019 Joffre Peak landslides in Canada The post A detailed analysis of the Joffre Peak...

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The Hope Slide in Canada: new images released by BC Highways

Last week, BC Highways released an archive of images taken in the immediate aftermath of the 48 million cubic metre 1965 Hope Slide in British Columbia, Canada The post The Hope Slide in Canada: new...

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The May 1971 Saint Jean Vianney landslide disaster

In May 1971 the Saint Jean Vianney landslide, a very large failure in a sensitive clay, destroyed 40 houses and killed 31 people in Canada The post The May 1971 Saint Jean Vianney landslide disaster...

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The Old Fort landslide has reactivated – about 100 m of new movement

The Old Fort landslide in British Colombia has reactivated as a result of heavy rainfall. About 100 m of new movement has been recorded so far. The post The Old Fort landslide has reactivated – about...

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The Koidern landslide: a long runout event in Canada

On Saturday Brent Ward tweeted a fantastic set of aerial images of the Koidern landslide, in the Yukon of Canada. The post The Koidern landslide: a long runout event in Canada appeared first on AGU...

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Harrison Lake: newly discovered, large, ancient landslides in Canada

Harrison Lake: a nice paper in the journal Landslides (Hughes et al 2020) describes newly discovered, large, ancient landslide deposits in Canada. The two largest landslides would have been...

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Williams Lake: 1 million cubic metre, damaging landslide in Canada

Williams Lake: On 31st October 2020 a 1 million cubic metre landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, occurred in British Columbia, Canada The post Williams Lake: 1 million cubic metre, damaging...

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Bute Inlet: a very long runout proglacial landslide in Canada

A massive rockslope failure and 13 km long debris flow near to Bute Inlet in British Columbia, Canada in late November The post Bute Inlet: a very long runout proglacial landslide in Canada appeared...

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Taku River: another very large landslide in British Columbia, Canada

Taku River: another very large landslide in British Columbia, Canada. A Facebook user, Darryl Keith Tait, has posted images and video of the aftermath of a huge rockslope failure. The post Taku River:...

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Great Whale River: a very large, low-angled landslide in Canada on 22 April 2021

On 22 April 2021 a very large landslide occurred on the Great Whale River in Quebec, Canada. Images suggest that this landslide, which is about 4 km long, was a quick clay slide. The post Great Whale...

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Historical landslides that have resulted in fatalities in Canada

The Canadian Geological Survey has published an excellent graphic showing historical landslides that have resulted in fatalities in Canada The post Historical landslides that have resulted in...

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Landslides and road damage from an atmospheric river event in British Columbia

An atmospheric river rainfall event on Sunday and Monday caused large numbers of landslides in British Columbia, Canada. The post Landslides and road damage from an atmospheric river event in British...

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The British Columbia landslides and floods – new images of the impacts

Over the last few days new sets of images have been posted online of the enormous impact of the landslides that affected parts of British Columbia a week ago, caused by an exceptional rainfall event....

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Scud Glacier: images of the 2020 rock avalanche in British Columbia

Scud Glacier: aerial images of the 2020 rock avalanche in British Columbia in Canada. The post Scud Glacier: images of the 2020 rock avalanche in British Columbia appeared first on AGU Blogosphere.

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The Black Lake landslide at Thetford Mines in Quebec

In the last few days a video captured by a drone of the aftermath of the 2009 Black Lake rockslide at Thetford Mines in Quebec, Canada, has gone viral.  The post The Black Lake landslide at Thetford...

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The 1 September 2022 rock avalanche on the Ecstall River in British Columbia,...

On 1 September 2022 a very large rock/ice avalanche occurred on the Ecstall River in British Columbia, Canada. The post The 1 September 2022 rock avalanche on the Ecstall River in British Columbia,...

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The Duffey Lake landslide: old logging roads and slope failures

The 15 November 2021 2021 Duffey Lake landslide in Canada: the role of old logging roads in triggering slope failures The post The Duffey Lake landslide: old logging roads and slope failures appeared...

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Pierreville: an interesting landslide in Quebec, Canada

Pierreville: on 1 November 2022 an interesting landslide occurred on a riverbank in Quebec, Canada, destroying a road and threatening houses. The post Pierreville: an interesting landslide in Quebec,...

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