23 June 2023 06:28 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
A new paper (Rosi et al. 2023) in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences presents a landslide susceptibility map for Central Asia.
Tags: C. Asia, Central Asia, featured, hazard, map, susceptibility
26 March 2020 07:43 in landslide images by Dave Petley
The 15 million cubic metre Imom rockslide in Central Asia, one of a vast number of ancient giant landslides in this fascinating area
Tags: Central Asia, featured, rock avanache, rockslide
4 October 2022 06:44 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Beshbadam landslide is a 4.4 km long failure in loess, triggered by a rain on snow event in Kyrgyzstan in the Spring of 1969.
Tags: Central Asia, featured, Kyrgyzstan, loess
22 July 2015 07:07 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
News24 has posted a video of a large and dramatic landslide that occurred in Chamoli, Uttarakhand this week. The post also includes a round up of landslide events elsewhere in South and Central Asia this week.
Tags: Central Asia, India, landslide report, landslide video, South Asia
22 July 2011 07:14 in Earthquake-induced landslide, landslide report by Dave Petley
Apologies for the low rate of posting this week – it has been a busy one! These are the key stories that have caught my eye: 1. A Congressional landslide briefing, USA Thanks to Lee Allison (check out his terrific, pioneering Arizona Geology blog) for the heads-up on this one. On 21st June an event was held in Washington to provide a public briefing on landslides as a stealth hazard. …
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