15 December 2022 07:43 in Database by Dave Petley
A new open access paper (Shabbir et al. 2022) examines the occurrence and impact of landslides in Pakistan between 2003 and 2019. In total, 1,089 landslides have been identified, of which 180 led to loss of life, with 1,072 people being killed by landslides over this period.
Tags: database, featured, pakistan, South Asia
25 September 2019 06:21 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The 24th September 2019 M=5.6 Mirpur earthquake in NW Pakistan appears to have generated some large lateral spreads along the banks of the Jhelum River.
Tags: earthquake, featured, lateral spread, liqufaction, pakistan, South Asia
19 July 2018 06:27 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Various reports suggest that there was a major glacial debris flow in the Ishkoman Valley in the Gilgit region of northern Pakistan on Tuesday. This appears to have left the river blocked and a lake has developed
Tags: Attabad, featured, Gilgit, glacial, glacier, pakistan, South Asia
10 April 2018 23:55 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
On Monday a very large rock and ice avalanche occurred at Karimabad, in Hunza, northern Pakistan. This event, which claimed three lives, was caught on a dramatic video
Tags: avalanche, featured, landslide video, pakistan, rock and ice avalanche, South Asia
10 July 2016 08:27 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Three good new landslide videos are available on Youtube, shot in Nagasaki (Japan), Uttarakhand (India) and in the mountains of Pakistan
Tags: featured, India, japan, landslide video, pakistan, video
5 April 2016 16:41 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Heavy rainfall in northern Pakistan has triggered multiple landslides and rockfalls, including a major failure in Kohistan that may have killed 38 people in addition to many landslides on the Karakoram Highway
Tags: featured, landslide report, pakistan, South Asia, tunnel
31 March 2016 07:29 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A new video has appeared on Youtube of a highly destructive landslide in Pakistan. The origins of the landslide are unclear, but the initial failure appears to trigger a larger slip on the lower slopes that dramatically destroy a number of houses.
Tags: featured, landslide video. Pakistan, South Asia
28 March 2016 08:11 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
A terrifying video has appeared on Youtube showing two buses trapped by “shooting rocks” on the Karakorum Highway in Pakistan
Tags: featured, landslide report, landslide video, pakistan, rockfall, South Asia
22 March 2016 08:34 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Over the last week, heavy rainfall has triggered multiple landslides in northern India and Pakistan, causing significant loss of life and extensive damage.
Tags: featured, India, landslide report, pakistan, South Asia
10 March 2014 07:51 in presentation by Dave Petley
The powerpoint file from my UBC Geological Engineering Distinguished Lecture on Earthquake Induced Landslides
Tags: Canada, china, earthquake, landslide, lecture, New Zealand, pakistan, presentation, taiwan, UBC
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