by Dave Petley
1 June 2023 05:45 in Planet Labs by Dave Petley
Satellite images from Planet show that the landslide lake at El Molino in Colombia has breached, releasing a large debris flow.
by Dave Petley
13 August 2021 08:55 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Nalda: a valley-blocking landslide in Himachal Pradesh, India This morning (Friday 13 August 2021) a major landslide occurred near to the village of Nalda, in Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, blocking the Chenab River. The landslide event itself was captured in a video that has been posted to Youtube: . The landslide has left a large barrier across the Chenab River close to Nalda. The image …
by Dave Petley
13 May 2021 07:42 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Chivay: on 9 May 2021 another valley-blocking landslide occurred in the Arequipa region of Peru. Operations are planned to drain the lake.
by Dave Petley
4 May 2021 07:01 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 3 May 2021 a large landslide occurred at a landfill site in Caldas, Colombia, partially blocking the Medellin River
by Dave Petley
27 July 2020 07:21 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A large, ongoing valley-blocking landslide has developed at Liujing Village in Chongqing, China, triggered by unusually intense monsoon rainfall
by Dave Petley
22 July 2020 08:13 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
On 20 July 2020 a 10 million cubic metre landslide occurred in the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei, China, blocking the Quinjiang River.
by Dave Petley
21 July 2020 08:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 18 July 2020 a landslide occurred on the Rio Coca in Ecuador, blocking the river. Both the initial failure and the breach were captured on video.
by Dave Petley
25 November 2018 23:44 in Planet Labs by Dave Petley
Planet Labs have captured a high resolution Skysat image of the remains of the valley-blocking Yarlung Tsangpo landslide in Tibet
by Dave Petley
12 November 2018 08:08 in landslide images by Dave Petley
On the Tibet / Sichuan border a very large landslide has occurred in Jomda County, blocking the Jinsha River. A very large lake has formed, with a volume of 469 million cubic metres. Overtopping is expected to occur today.
by Dave Petley
22 March 2018 07:57 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A significant valley-blocking landslide has occurred near to Wairoa in New Zealand. The Mangapoike River is blocked and a lake estimated to be 50 m deep has formed
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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