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Hydrological Response Characteristics and Deformation–Failure Processes of Loess–Mudstone Landslides Under Rainfall Infiltration: Insights from a Physical Model Test and Long-Term SBAS-InSAR Validation

Applied Sciences
Frequent extreme rainfall events in northwestern China have made loess–mudstone composite slopes highly susceptible to progressive failure, posing serious threats to infrastructure and public safety.
Zhanxi Wei, Jianjun Zhao, Yi Liang, Zhenglong Zhang, Xiao Zhao, Yun Li, Jianhui Dong   +6 more
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Rethinking Global Soil Degradation: Drivers, Impacts, and Solutions

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 63, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract The increasing threat of soil degradation presents significant challenges to soil health, especially within agroecosystems that are vital for food security, climate regulation, and economic stability. This growing concern arises from intricate interactions between land use practices and climatic conditions, which, if not addressed, could ...
Nima Shokri, David A. Robinson, Mehdi Afshar, Christine Alewell, Milad Aminzadeh, Emmanuel Arthur, Nils Broothaerts, Grant A. Campbell, Lina Eklund, Surya Gupta, Richard Harper, Amirhossein Hassani, Cathy Hohenegger, Thomas Keller, Maximilian Kiener, Inma Lebron, Kaveh Madani, Tshilidzi Marwala, Francis Matthews, Per Moldrup, Attila Nemes, Panos Panagos, Remus Prăvălie, Matthias C. Rillig, Philipp Saggau, Salome M. S. Shokri‐Kuehni, Pete Smith, Amy Thomas, Lis Wollesen de Jonge, Dani Or   +29 more
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Three-dimensional structure detection and stability evaluation of non-apparent landslide: A case study of Zhongzhai landslide in Gansu Province

Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi
Earthquakes, extreme rainfall, and other conditions can trigger numerous shallow landslides, posing significant safety hazards. Non-obvious landslides, which lack clear precursory signs, are particularly challenging to predict.
Shiyao JIA, Qiang XU, Wanlin CHEN, Dalei PENG, Pinliang LI, Haoxing ZHAO, Haoyu LI, Xiaoling SONG, Hailong CHEN   +8 more
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Aseismic Slip on the Ilyak Strike‐Slip Fault (Tajikistan) and Active Fault and Landslide Hazards in and Around the Tajik Basin Revealed by InSAR

Tectonics, Volume 44, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract The Ilyak fault in Tajikistan is an E‐W striking strike‐slip fault, which forms the northern boundary of the actively deforming Tajik Basin fold and thrust belt. Determining the activity of the Ilyak fault is important for understanding the hazard to the nearby capital city of Dushanbe, and more generally in assessing the role of lithology in ...
R. Wilkinson, S. Daout, R. T. Walker, N. Dodds, A. Ischuk   +4 more
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Environmental evolution of cover deposits on chemically distinctive bare ground, New Zealand: review and temporal contexts

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 1120-1152, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Chemically distinctive features such as high salinity, low nutrient contents, and extremes of pH can limit the development of a vegetation cover on soil‐free bare ground. This study synthesises our previous work on the geoecology of numerous chemically distinctive bare sites in the South Island and adds a temporal component within the last ...
Dave Craw, Cathy Rufaut
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Insights into temporal earthquake clustering from the Settlement Fault, southeastern Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 747-772, December 2025.
ABSTRACT We combine previous studies, fieldwork, lidar data, and trenching to examine late Quaternary activity of the SE‐dipping ≥23 km long Settlement Fault in the southeastern South Island. Trenching of a scarp crossing a small alluvial fan exposed a > 3 m thick sequence of folded sandy to silty fan alluvium.
Jack N. Williams, Mark W. Stirling, David J. A. Barrell, Govinda Niroula, Emeline Wavelet   +4 more
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Development characteristics and genetic mechanism analysis of rainfall-induced loess flowslides in the Dongzhiyuan area

Zhongguo dizhi zaihai yu fangzhi xuebao
Under extreme rainfall conditions, loess flowslide is widely developed in the loess plateau. Loess flowslides refer to a type of geohazard involving a combination of “flow” and “slide” movements occurring in the unsaturated surface loess on slopes. These
Jiahao ZHU, Xinghua ZHU, Buping ZHANG, Xiaorui FENG, Haotian WU   +4 more
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Landslides triggered by the December 2021 Eastern Bays storm, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 68, Issue 5, Page 1000-1014, December 2025.
ABSTRACT On 16 December 2021, the Eastern Bays region of Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, was affected by a high intensity rainfall event which triggered >1300 landslides. Landslides triggered by the event caused widespread damage to agricultural land and infrastructure, which cut off road access to several communities.
Katherine Yates, Jessie Dykstra, Samuel Hampton, Maike Chan   +3 more
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Soil Erosion Characteristics of the Agricultural Terrace Induced by Heavy Rainfalls on Chinese Loess Plateau: A Case Study

Agronomy
Terrace erosion has become increasingly pronounced due to the rising incidence of heavy rainfalls resulting from global climate change; however, the processes and mechanisms governing erosion of loess terraces during such events remain poorly understood.
Hongliang Kang, Wenlong Wang, Liangna Li, Lei Han, Sihan Wei   +4 more
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Evolution Characteristics and Failure Mechanisms of Retrogressive Loess Landslides: A Case Study from the South Jingyang Platform, China

Applied Sciences
The South Jingyang Platform, China, is well-known for its continuous irrigation-induced loess landslides. Many scholars have discussed the loess landslides in this area, as the frequent occurrence of these landslides has led to a gradual reduction in the
Tao Ding, Zhiyuan He, Penghui Ma, Qingyi Mu, Yifan Xue, Yalin Nan, Kui Liu   +6 more
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