Nurse awarded bravery medal for life-saving actions in mudslide rescue

Lots of these unpaved new roads cutting across slopes in Canadian mountains, mostly associated with forestry and mining.

A new paper (Adhikari et al. 2026) in the journal Asian Development Review shows that earthen roads in the hilly areas of Nepal generate limited economic benefits but carry a high landslide cost. This challenges a fundamental development principle in mountain areas. eos.org/thelandslide...

New UK government committee inquiry report into coastal erosion and landslides that “…lays bare the human cost … and calls for a review of regulation around conveyancing and support offered to those at risk, particularly around insurance and relocation.” committees.parliament.uk/committee/52...

On 12 March 2026, the Kursebi landslide in Georgia rendered 45 families homeless and has caused damage over an area of 58 hectares. eos.org/thelandslide...

This must be the site of the deadly Rubaya landslide from early March. This area is v. cloudy and so decent satellite imagery (as in this example from @planet.com) are rare. The slide looks to have buried some buildings (no more than half dozen) in the main slide path w/ maybe more on the plateau 🧪⚒️

A new paper (Yunjian et al. 2026) in the journal Landslides discusses the 2 million cubic metre Dingqing landslide on the Tibetan Plateau, which was triggered by freeze-thaw processes. Ten people were killed. eos.org/thelandslide...

Our new paper (Wang et al. 2026) in the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation examines the monitoring of pre- and post-failure InSAR-derived deformation in surface mining complexes. eos.org/thelandslide...

What a weekend in Swansea! A memorable win followed by a great night out. #pusb

Heavy winter rainfall has triggered a renewed phase of movement at the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex in Rancho Palos Verdes, causing damage to both properties and infrastructure. eos.org/thelandslide...

Since 1968 there have been over 1,400 fatal landslides in Nepal, killing over 6,000 people. The data shows that the impacts are increasing with time. eos.org/thelandslide...

On 14th March, an impressive rock avalanche occurred on Cotopaxi (5,897 m asl, EC)! 🔥 A rock mass detached from the Yanasacha summit cliff and then triggered an ice avalanche onto the glacier! 🌊🧊 The deposit spans ~1000 vertical distance between 5,700 and 4,700 m asl! 😲 📷 Pablo Chiquiza

The number of fatal landslides in 2026 to the end of February was considerably above both the long term mean and the year with the highest total, 2024. eos.org/thelandslide...

The 8 March 2026 garbage landslide at the Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Processing Site in Bekasi, Indonesia, which killed seven people. eos.org/thelandslide...

In 2025, I recorded 663 global fatal landslides, costing 5,091 lives, the second highest total on record. eos.org/thelandslide...

There has been a garbage landslide in Indonesia, killing at least four people. It was triggered by heavy rainfall at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility in Bekasi, east of Jakarta. Roadside stalls and a number of trucks have been buried. Rescue efforts are ongoing.

There are reports of yet another terrible landslide at the Rubaya coltan mining area in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As always, the losses are unclear, but may well exceed 100 people. www.bluewin.ch/en/news/land...

There are reports of another massive landslide at the Rubaya Coltran mining site in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 200 deaths. eos.org/thelandslide...

On 1 March 2026, a dramatic rockfall occurred on the E134 road at Fjæra in Norway. An occupied pickup truck was crushed, but no-one was killed. The event was captured in an excellent video. eos.org/thelandslide... Image by Frode Mæland, who owns (owned?) the car.

On 23-24 February 2026, record rainfall triggered multiple landslides in Juiz da Fora, Brazil. At least 54 people have been killed and 14 more are missing. eos.org/thelandslide...

A new paper (Görüm et al. 2026) describes the 100,000 cubic metre 8 December 2024 landslide on the Güngören hillslope, which killed four people. The landslide was the result of progressive deformation, with final failure triggered by heavy, but not exceptional, rainfall. eos.org/thelandslide...

News is emerging of a series of landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais, Brazil. There has been at least 20 different landslide events and 16 fatalities, whilst 45 people are reported to be missing. More rain is forecast.

On 20 February 2026, a major garbage landslide occurred at Rodriguez, Rizal in the Philippines. Three people have been killed. eos.org/thelandslide...

There has been another large landslide in mine waste / tailings at the Morowali Industrial Park in Sulawesi, Indonesia, as per the video below. One person has been killed. Reports indicate this occurred at IMIP9, which is at [-2.8622, 122.1452]. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h37u...

To date, 42 landslides have been identified on Mauao (Mount Manganui) in New Zealand following the 22 January 2026 rainfall event. Images are before and after by @planet.com. eos.org/thelandslide...

A new paper (Valkaniotis et al. 2026) documents the extensive liquefaction induced by the 29 March 2025 Mw=7.7 Mandalay earthquake in Myanmar. Remarkably, this shows up in the daily imagery collected by @planet.com. eos.org/thelandslide...

The latest in a long tale of tragic mining landslides in Hpakant, Myanmar - at least ten more fatalities when a "reservoir" burst at a mine site:- www.bnionline.net/en/news/10-m... Kuday appears to be at:- [25.65563, 96.33863].

A massive gully has been developing over two decades at Pondok Balik in Indonesia, threatening farmland, roads and power infrastructure. eos.org/thelandslide...

Big match tonight. #pusb

On 16 June 2024, intense rainfall triggered over 6,500 landslides in Wuping County, Fujian Province, China. Six people were killed. Image by @planet.com eos.org/thelandslide...

'Creative translation, like Kahlo’s adoption of indigenous clothing, or Lastra’s cooking, is the key to maintaining a creative legacy,' says #FineArt expert Dr Benedict Carpenter Van Barthold in preview of Frida: The Making of an Icon @tate.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-tate-mod...

A new paper (Sana et al. 2026) describes the exceptional occurrence of landslides and floods in the 2025 South Asia summer monsoon, which killed over 2,500 people in India and Pakistan. eos.org/thelandslide...

We also compiled a preliminary inventory of over 200 landslides along with other surface effects caused by the earthquake. Interestingly, despite there being some very large landslides, their areal distribution was considerably smaller than expected for an earthquake of this magnitude.

The 24 January 2026 landslide on Gunung Burangrang in West Bandung, Indonesia is thought to have killed about 90 people. @planet.com has captured satellite imagery that shows the 3.1 km long landslide:- eos.org/thelandslide...

This is so awesome. "We made a big rigid slab on top of some weak stuff and... Oops".

On 2 February 2026, a major landslide occurred on a cut slope on the Ionian motorway between Arta and Amfilochia in Greece. This failure appears to have occurred on a slope reinforced with rockbolts. No-one was harmed. eos.org/thelandslide...

On 28 January 2026, a landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 227 people. It is likely that there were further victims, but the true cost is likely to remain undetermined. eos.org/thelandslide...

Quick clay landslides can liquefy entire hillsides with little to no warning. In far northern countries where they occur, researchers are searching for new ways to stabilize soils, digging down to the molecular level.

Quick clay landslides can liquefy entire hillsides with little to no warning. In far northern countries where they occur, researchers are searching for new ways to stabilize soils, digging down to the molecular level.

There are reports this evening that at least 227 people were killed in a landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wenesday.

Couldn't help but get COSI with it.

Just an incredible and unusual landslide at Niscemi, Sicily, Italy, as captured by @planet.com SuperDove satellites 🧪⚒️🛰️

Happy 6th "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" anniversary to those who celebrate! #Geology ⚒️

quite astonishing landslide in Niscemi, Sicily

News reports this morning suggested that up to about 90 people may have been killed in a landslide in Bandung, Indonesia. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

1m contours and historical aerial photographs covering the site are available here if you are interested: gis.tauranga.govt.nz/vertigisstud... Suffice to say there’s evidence of excavation at the base of the slope and former landslide scarps.

The brilliant people at Planet Labs have captured an image of the 13 January 2026 landslide at Burutsi village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This landslide killed 28 people and blocked an important road. The runout distance is about 500 metres. eos.org/thelandslide...

I thought you may have seen this Dave. Unfortunately it does look almost certain that there will be fatalities. There has been an enormous quantity of rainfall in the Bay of Plenty and other areas in the past couple of days, including 300+mm in a day in Whitianga, with numerous slips likely.

On 22 January 2026, a landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand. Six people are missing. Two more people are confirmed to have been killed by a landslide at Papamoa. eos.org/thelandslide... #landslide #mountmaunganui

A new paper (Jia et al. 2026) examines the underlying causes of the 8 February 2025 Junlian rock avalanche in Sichuan Province, China, which killed 29 people. Repeated wetting and drying cycles weakened the rock mass until failure could occur under unexceptional rainfall. eos.org/thelandslide...