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On the occurrence of fatal landslides in 2008 : 

On the occurrence of fatal landslides in 2008 David Petley http:daveslandslideblog.blogspot.com

Durham landslide database : 

Durham landslide database

The defining landslide event for a generationThe Wenchuan Earthquake : 

The defining landslide event for a generationThe Wenchuan Earthquake 26 landslides of >10 million m3 c.26,400 people killed by landslides Huge problems with sediment production

Basic statistics : 

Basic statistics 402 fatal landslide events 3515 fatalities

Fatal landslides 2009 (excluding Wenchuan earthquake) : 

Fatal landslides 2009 (excluding Wenchuan earthquake)

Temporal distribution : 

Temporal distribution

Temporal occurrence of fatalities : 

Temporal occurrence of fatalities

Landslide deaths and fatal landslides (smoothed) : 

Landslide deaths and fatal landslides (smoothed) Number of fatalities (25 day running mean) Number of fatal landslides (25 day running mean)

Landslide deaths and fatal landslides 2007 (2008) : 

Landslide deaths and fatal landslides 2007 (2008) Number of fatalities (25 day running mean) Number of fatal landslides (25 day running mean)

Landslide fatalities : 

Landslide fatalities

Fatal landslides : 

Fatal landslides

Effect of latitude : 

Effect of latitude Number of fatal landslides

Conclusions : 

Conclusions Image from public information board in Sichuan