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Landslide Destroyed Building In Provo
- Jun, 15, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Provo, Utah, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A house under construction in Provo is in state οf collapse, due to the landslide that occurred because of a garden hose, which belongs to the back yard of another house. A house under construction...
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Nepal Landslide Toll May Reach Dozens
- Jun, 12, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Taplejung, Nepal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Monsoon season has started and heavy rains caused a landslide which has made dozens of people missing. The Monsoon season has started and heavy rains caused a landslide which has made dozens...
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Learning from Landslides
- Jun, 10, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides Data Management
- Kentucky, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Kentucky Geological Survey is compiling a landslide inventory database to document the distribution and geological characteristics of landslides across Kentucky state and to provide easy access to...
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Landslide threatens Mesa County Again!
Only a year has passed after the fatal landslide in Mesa County, Colorado, US and the area is in Level One alert, which means that a heightened level of awareness is required. Only a year has passe...
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Greece: Landslides in Thessaloniki
- May, 29, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Landslides
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Scholari, Kardia and Trilofo in Thessaloniki are in an emergency situation after landslide. The ground has slipped up to 6.5 meters in places, while the locals live daily in fear of new landslides....
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Fatal landslide in Colombia
Mud and water crash into Salgar in Colombia, killing and injuring dozens after heavy rain. The landslide has devastated the town and at the time of writing it has claimed dozens and left people in nee...
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Videos: landslides triggered during Nepal quake caught live, drone images of destruction and CCTV footage.
- Apr, 29, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Two new videos reveal the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 Nepal earthquake, that severely affected the country, are provided below. A short video taken during the earthquake shows massive land...
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Photo gallery: Nepal devastated after the 7.9 quake and powerful aftershocks
- Apr, 27, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance Landslides
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
With death toll from Saturday's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake reaching 3,000, Nepal is struggling to deal with the problems caused by the main as well as the strong aftershocks taking place in...
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Video: NASA generated landslide map reveals most landslide prone areas!
- Apr, 22, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides
- Washington, DC, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rain-induced landslides have hit a death toll of nearly 20,000 since 2007. For an overview of the landslides' locations NASA has updated the open source Global Landslide Catalog. The video released by...
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[Video]: Volcanic eruption in Peru triggers landslides
- Apr, 20, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Landslides
- Ubinas, Peru
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Watch a breath taking video of the results of a volcanic eruption in the area of Ubinas, Peru, showing a massive landslide of lava and rubble. Filming of the incident was performed by the Geophysical...
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