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15 September 2022
Provisional InSAR data for the Jagersfontein Tailings Storage Facility failure
CGG Minerals and Mining has posted provisional but fascinating InSAR data for the site of the Jagersfontein Tailings Storage Facility failure
14 September 2022
The Jagersfontein tailings dam accident: the aftermath
The Jagersfontein tailings dam accident: the plume of pollution has extended to the reservoir of the Kalkfontein Dam.
13 September 2022
Analysing the aerial and satellite imagery of the Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster
Aerial and satellite imagery of the Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster highlights a complex failure event and high mobility of the slimes.
12 September 2022
The 11 September 2022 Jagersfontein tailings dam failure
On 11 September 2022 a major tailings dam failure occurred at Jagersfontein in South Africa. The local plume of pollution extends >8 km.
9 September 2022
Using social media to collect data on landslides in near real-time
Using social media to collect data on landslides in near real-time: new research (Pennington et al. 2022) uses AI to map global landslides
8 September 2022
The 5 September 2022 landslide at a mine at Labohan Dagang in Malaysia
On 5 September 2022 a significant landslide occurred at an active tin (?) mine in Labohan Dagang, Banting, Malaysia. The event was caught on video from two different perspectives.
7 September 2022
Landslides from the 5 September 2022 earthquake in Luding County, Sichuan
The 5 September 2022 M=6.8 earthquake in Luding County, Sichuan has triggered large numbers of landslides, causing extensive damage.
6 September 2022
The Hongya Village landslide in Qinghai, China
On 1 September 2022 a very major landslide occurred at Hongya Village in Qinghai Province in China, killing seven people.
5 September 2022
The Clementi landslide in Singapore
On 2 September 2022 a major landslide occurred at a construction site at Clementi in Singapore, blocking a major drainage channel
2 September 2022
Heavy rain has triggered multiple landslides in New Zealand over the last two months
Heavy rain has triggered multiple landslides in New Zealand over the last two months, causing extensive damage and disruption

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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