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31 August 2011
Garbage dump landslide in the Philippines
Images of a remarkable garbage dump landslide in the Philippines earlier this week, triggered by typhoon Nanmadol.
30 August 2011
Serious landslides in Uganda
Reports are coming in of two landslides in Uganda yesterday that together have killed over 25, and possibly over 50, people.
24 August 2011
New satellite images of the Attabad landslide site
An update on the situation at Attabad, using new satellite data collected by NASA
17 August 2011
Hong Kong Slope Safety – two videos reconstructing the 1972 and 1976 landslides
Two videos from the Hong Kong GEO reconstructing the 1972 and 1976 landslides.
9 August 2011
Two new landslide videos – including an amazing pulsing debris flow
Two new landslide videos, including an amazing pulsing debris flow
8 August 2011
Pictures of the earthquake-devastated city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand
Images of the earthquake-damaged city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand
6 August 2011
Landslides from the Christchurch earthquakes part 5: landslides that involve sliding
This is the 5th part of the series of posts, this time examining landslides that involve sliding triggered by the Christchurch earthquakes
5 August 2011
Landslides from the Christchurch earthquakes part 4: large-scale cliff collapses
Part four in the series posts examining landslides from the Christchurch earthquakes. This edition looks at large-scale cliff collapses.
4 August 2011
Two important ongoing tropical cyclone hazards
A brief review of two ongoing tropical cyclones – one in the pacific and one in the Caribbean. The threat to both Haiti and Shanghai is significant.
Images of landslides from the Christchurch earthquakes part 3: topographic amplification at the cliff tops
Part three of the series of posts on landslides from the Christchurch earthquakes, this time looking at topographic amplification of shaking, as shown by building damage.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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