A landslide forced me from my home – and I experienced our failure to deal with climate change at first hand

The climate policies I research aren’t working – as I found out the hard way.

Ralitsa Hiteva, Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex • conversation
April 10, 2024 • ~7 min

'Many sleepless nights': why scientists who predict landslides are under enormous pressure

Satellites can detect land moving by just a few millimetres, but we can never be sure exactly how or when a slope will slide.

Dave Petley, Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geography, University of Hull • conversation
Nov. 17, 2023 • ~7 min

Himalayan communities are under siege from landslides – and climate change is worsening the crisis

Haphazard construction has made the region more vulnerable to increasingly intense rainfall.

Ellen Beatrice Robson, Postdoctoral research associate, Durham University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2023 • ~6 min

Landslides are a global injustice – they're rarely caused by the people worst affected

When we talk about landslides we need to talk about social justice.

Dave Petley, Vice Chancellor and Professor of Geography, University of Hull • conversation
May 4, 2023 • ~6 min

Climate change: as mountain regions warm, hydroelectric power plants may be vulnerable

Dams built in an earlier age are suddenly vulnerable as the climate shifts.

Simon Cook, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Change, University of Dundee • conversation
June 29, 2021 • ~5 min

Model sheds light on how landslides cause tsunamis

New research digs into the causes of tsunamis and how exactly landslides can cause the devastating waves. The work could help predict their significance.

James Badham-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
June 22, 2021 • ~6 min

How to survive a landslide

New research gleans strategies for surviving a landslide from survivors' accounts and other data. Here's what to do.

U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~6 min

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