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19 April 2021
Landslides from the 18 April 2021 M 5.9 earthquake near to Bandar Genaveh, Iran
Landslides from the 18 April 2021 M 5.9 earthquake near to Bandar Genaveh, Iran On 18 April 2021 a M=5.9 earthquake struck the port city of Bandar Genaveh in Iran. The earthquake was centred on the town of Bandah Rig. There are some reports of damage in Bandah Genaveh, and five people were injured. A couple of videos have been posted of landslides triggered by the earthquake. The best one …
15 April 2021
Changing rainfall patterns in the Indian monsoon with future warming
A new paper in the journal Earth System Dynamics suggests that future warming will drive an increase in rainfall in the Indian monsoon. This is likely to increase landslide impacts in the most seriously affected landslide region.
14 April 2021
A lucky escape for a small dog, a Jack Russell Terrier, caught in a rockfall in North Yorkshire
A small dog, a Jack Russell Terrier, had a lucky escape when it was rescued three days after being caught in a rockfall in North Yorkshire
12 April 2021
The interesting morphology of the Culluchaca landslide in Peru
The interesting morphology of the Culluchaca landslide in Peru – is this part of a much larger deep-seated gravitational deformation (DSGD)?
11 April 2021
Culluchaca: a large landslide on 7 April 2021 in Peru
On 7 April 2021 a large landslide occurred near to the village of Culluchaca in Peru, destroying over 1 km of a key road
9 April 2021
Oxley Highway: multiple landslides in New South Wales, Australia
In late March over 70 landslides were triggered along the Oxley Highway in New South Wales, Australia
8 April 2021
InSAR as a wide area landslide detection tool
Shuicheng County in Guizhou Province in China: InSAR as a wide area landslide detection tool
7 April 2021
The complex politics of managing coal waste tip stability in South Wales
The complex politics of managing coal waste tip stability in South Wales
6 April 2021
Mount Lewotolok and Adonara island: up to 168 people killed by lahars and debris flows in Indonesia
Two deadly landslides have occurred in Indonesia over the last few days. On the flanks of Mount Lewotolok up to 80 were killed in a lahar, whilst on Andonara island 69 people were killed and 19 are missing in a debris flow.
5 April 2021
Neustift in Austria: boulder vs house, the boulder won
Neustift in Austria: boulder vs house, the boulder won
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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