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Using satellite imagery (shown above) to study the effects of a 2019 landslide on the Amalia Glacier in Patagonia, a University of Minnesota-led research team found the landslide helped stabilize the glacier and caused it to grow by about 1,000 meters over the last three years. Photo credit: Max Van Wyk de Vries

Landslides can have a major impact on glacier melt and movement

Geology Page - May 6, 2022

Scientists identified flank instability at Pacaya, an active volcano in Guatemala. Credit: Kirsten Stephens/Penn State

Scientists identify flank instability at a volcano with history of collapse

The figure shows a portion of the Mafia mega-slide imaged by a time-slice extracted from 3-D seismic reflection data (coherence attribute). Credit: Data courtesy of Royal Dutch Shell

Evidence from one of Earth’s biggest underwater landslides ever sheds light on East African rifting

The March 22, 2014 SR530 landslide near Oso, Washington

New study of the 2014 Oso landslide

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Minerals in mountain rivers tell the story of landslide activity upstream

How a huge landslide shaped Zion National Park

Geology Page - May 27, 2016

New landslide research could save lives

Geology Page - May 19, 2016

New model makes landslides and slope failures easier to predict

Geology Page - May 9, 2016

Landslide risk remains high a year after magnitude-7.8 Nepal earthquake

Geology Page - April 26, 2016

Bringing the landslide laboratory to remote regions

Geology Page - April 13, 2016

Vibrations make large landslides flow like fluid

Geology Page - April 5, 2016

Landscape evolution and hazards

Geology Page - April 1, 2016

New Geosphere article examines massive 2014 Colorado avalanche

Geology Page - March 1, 2016

New map looks at Oregon’s likely landslide areas

Geology Page - February 26, 2016

Elk City Landslide “Feb 18, 2016”

Geology Page - February 21, 2016

What do lentils have to do with geology?

Geology Page - January 27, 2016

Landslide researcher digs into the past

Geology Page - January 19, 2016

Dating historic activity at Oso site shows recurring major landslides

Geology Page - December 26, 2015

Great Barrier Reef protecting against landslides, tsunamis

Geology Page - November 28, 2015

Past earthquakes play a role in future landslides, research suggests

Geology Page - November 3, 2015

Technique for analyzing bedrock could help builders, planners identify safe building...

Geology Page - October 31, 2015

Efficiently Predicting Shallow Landslide Size and Location

Geology Page - October 13, 2015

Landslides and tsunamis under investigation on Australia’s east coast

Geology Page - October 10, 2015

When Nature Strikes “Landslides, Earthquakes”

Geology Page - October 5, 2015

Catastrophic landslides post-earthquake

Geology Page - August 25, 2015

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