It’s been over 5 months since the massive St. Jude landslide that claimed the lives of four residents. The quick clay landslide took place on May 10, 2010, and in this article, it is clear that the residents are still recovering. The potential for more landslides like that one was on everyone’s minds…and still is. [Source: Montreal Gazette. Image: Dario Ayala / Montreal Gazette]
A landslide struck the village of Gjerdrum, which is about 25km (15 miles) north-east of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. The slide is already being called a “quick clay” landslide by officials. It occurred around 4 […]
One year ago in Logan, Utah, a landslide caused a portion of an irrigation canal to fail, resulting in a secondary mudslide. A mother and two children were killed in the slope failure. Portions of […]
A couple of weeks ago the Landslides Under a Microscope blog had two nice posts about Landslide Mitigation examples in Japan. The author references the book “Landslides in Japan” (1996), but I’m not sure if […]
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