by Dave Petley
16 March 2023 06:59 in Database by Dave Petley
The relationship between GDP and fatal anthropogenic landslides in China is explored in a new paper in the journal Landslides (Zhang et al. 2023) . The results are fascinating!
by Dave Petley
24 February 2023 19:48 in Mining by Dave Petley
The 22 February 2023 landslide at a coal mine at Alxa League, China, which is believed to have killed 53 people.
by Dave Petley
1 February 2023 07:30 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A new paper in the journal Landslides (Wang et al. 2023) describes the 15 September 2022 Jiujiawan landslide in Qinghai province, China, which destroyed a section of a high speed railway line.
by Dave Petley
26 January 2023 07:54 in landslide report, Review of a paper by Dave Petley
On 19 July 2019, the large (3.92M cubic metre) Yahuokou landslide started to develop at Dongshan Town, Zhouqu County, Gansu Province, China
by Dave Petley
29 September 2022 06:43 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
A new paper in the journal Landslides (Tao et al. 2022) describes the very interesting causes of the 3 January 2022 landslide at a construction site at Bijie City in Guizhou Province, China, which killed 14 people.
by Dave Petley
6 September 2022 06:08 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 1 September 2022 a very major landslide occurred at Hongya Village in Qinghai Province in China, killing seven people.
by Dave Petley
4 August 2022 06:47 in Mining by Dave Petley
On 26 July 2016 a 3.1 million cubic metre landslide occurred at a high wall coal mine at Fushun in China, causing extensive damage. The failure is documented in a new paper (Sun et al. 2022) in the journal Landslides.
by Dave Petley
6 June 2022 07:49 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
On 10 June 2021 an extreme rainstorm triggered over 100 landslides, including a set of devastating debris flows, in the Wuxie scenic area in Zhejiang Province in China.
by Dave Petley
10 May 2022 06:54 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
A 25,000 cubic metre rockslide occurred at Bijie in Guizhou, China on 8 May 2022. Three people are reported to have been killed.
by Dave Petley
6 April 2022 06:55 in Mining, Planet Labs by Dave Petley
On 27 March 2022 a tailings dam failed at Wenquan Township, Shanxi Province, China. Satellite images from Planet reveal the scale of the event
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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