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4 January 2019
The ten most important landslide events of 2018
2018 will be remembered as a year of extraordinary landslides. This is my list of the ten most important landslide events of 2018
3 January 2019
Anak Krakatau: Planet Labs imagery of the aftermath of the landslide
Anak Krakatau: @planetlabs have captured excellent imagery, including a high resolution SkySat view, of the aftermath of the landslide
2 January 2019
Sukabumi: an end of year landslide in Indonesia has killed up to 35 people
The village of Cimapag in Sukabumi, West Java was struck by a landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall on 31st December 2018, killing up to 35 people
29 December 2018
First visual satellite images of Anak Krakatau show the enormous extent of the landslide
The ESA Sentinel 2 satellite today caught an image of the remains of Anak Krakatau. A huge landslide scar is visible, profoundly changing the island
28 December 2018
Chaos Jumbles: a fine example of a large volcanic landslide
Chaos Jumbles: a fine example of a large volcanic landslide in California, caused by three successive dome collapse events
27 December 2018
Tlalpujahua, Mexico: the Christmas town with a tragic landslide history
The town of Tlalpujahua in Mexico, now renowned for the manufacture of Christmas ornaments, was devastated by a catastrophic tailings landslide in 1937
26 December 2018
The Anak Krakatau landslide and tsunami
Sentinel-1 imagery suggests that the landslide that triggered the tsunami on Anak Krakatau appears to have been a large-scale flank collapse. Unfortunately it is difficult to ascertain the current situation on the volcano
25 December 2018
Bureya River: a large landslide but not a meteorite impact in Russia
Bureya River: on 11th December 2018 a large landslide occurred in the Khabarovsk region of Russia. Speculation suggested it was a meteor impact. It wasn’t.
21 December 2018
The ancient Xuelongnang landslide in Tibet
The ancient, very large Xuelongnang rockslide and quake lake in Tibet, which was probably triggered by an earthquake 2100 years ago.
20 December 2018
Surabaya, Indonesia: an impressive retaining wall failure
On Tuesday an impressive, large retaining wall failure destroyed a section of a four lane highway in Surabaya, East Java in Indonesia
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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