7 June 2016 07:08 in Attabad by Dave Petley
In a recent paper, Chen et al (2016) have examined the risks associated with a dam break flood at the Attabad landslide in Pakistan. They conclude that the likelihood of a breach event remains high, and that such an event has the potential to release a very substantial flood.
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9 July 2012 07:20 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A Guardian article on the Attabad landslide in Pakistan rather harshly criticises the FWO for their work on the spillway
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1 March 2012 09:05 in Attabad by Dave Petley
The Pamir Times reports that lake levels at Attabad have slowly fallen by 6 m since the removal of the coffer dam on Monday
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27 February 2012 11:52 in Attabad by Dave Petley
Initial reports of the blasting of the coffer dam blocking the Attabad spillway
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20 February 2012 09:21 in Attabad by Dave Petley
Reports suggest that there are plans to blast the Attabad landslide on Monday 27th February
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24 August 2011 06:27 in Attabad by Dave Petley
An update on the situation at Attabad, using new satellite data collected by NASA
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27 May 2011 09:02 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A review of the current state of play at Attabad as the lake level rises once again during the snowmelt season.
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17 May 2011 16:23 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A link to the paper and powerpoint presentation for my talk on the Attabad landslide at the Geohazards 5 conference in Kelowna, Canada today.
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16 May 2011 18:32 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A brief article highlighting both the ongoing hazards from the Attabad landslide in Pakistan and a major earthquake in the Himalayas
26 January 2011 15:13 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Over the last week there has been a temporary dam in place blocking the spillway at Attabad to allow the Frontier Works Organisation to undertake excavations on the spillway. It is unclear as to the intention of these operations – i.e. whether these are to deepen the spillway, to widen it, and/or to reinforce it. However, the Pamir Times reports that the temporary dam was removed today and that the water …
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