Landslide Links and Media
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| Portland, Oregon: 1996 | Columbia: 2010 | |
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| Japan: 2007 | Malaysia: 1993* | |
| *Failure occurs 30 seconds into footage | ||
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| Italy: 2010 - The slide | Italy: 2010 - The aftermath | |
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| California: 2010 | Tennessee: 2008 | |
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| Japan: 2004 | February 2010 | |
Riding the Storm: Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area
A U. S. Geological Survey film
Karen Adams, Producer/Director/Editor
A catastrophic 1982 rainstorm triggered 18,000 landslides in the Bay Area, claiming 25 lives and causing $66 million in property damage. Hear the devastating stories of Bay Area residents affected by landslides, and learn what USGS scientists have discovered about landslide dynamics and which slopes are most susceptible to sliding
Download the Documentary Here
Dave’s Landslide Blog
News and commentary on landslide events worldwide. Written by Dave Petley, the Wilson Professor in the Department of Geology at Durham University in England.
Parts and Phases of a Landslide
Published by Wiley InterScience









