A new analysis (Reiss et al. 2026) explores a global database of fatal coastal cliff failures, showing that these tragic events most frequently occur in the summer months when beaches are heavily populated.
One significant type of fatal landslide is coastal cliff failures. Whilst I have recorded a number of these events through the years, they are poorly researched and even understood. The risk associated with this hazard is particularly signif…
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