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27 October 2012
Two interesting forthcoming conferences – the five years after the Wenchuan (Sichuan) earthquake and 50 years after Vajont
Two interesting forthcoming conferences to mark significant landslide events: 5 years after the Wenchuan earthquake and 50 years after Vajont
7 June 2012
The Vajont (Vaiont) 2013 conference
Details of a conference to be held in October 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vajont (Vaiont) landslide disaster
4 June 2012
Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society Through Improved Understanding
This is the powerpoint presentation of my opening keynote address at the 11th International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes
9 December 2011
AGU days 2 and 3: some notable talks
A summary of talks at AGU 2011, including presentations on landslides, earthquakes, sea level rise and the LUSI mud volcano
6 December 2011
AGU 3: Great Disasters of the 21st Century
A brief review of the Great Disasters of the 21st Century session at the AGU Fall meeting 2011
5 December 2011
AGU 1: Landslide characterisation and forecasting
A report on the first landslide session from AGU 2011.
2 December 2011
Some interesting natural hazard sessions as the EGU 2012 meeting in Vienna
Some interesting sessions at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna in April next year
30 November 2011
My AGU E-poster – The power law relationship for landslide fatality data
AGU have introduced an initiative that allows presenters to upload eposters for the AGU Fall meeting next week. This post provides access to my poster, which looks at the numbers of people killed by landslides worldwide .
17 October 2011
International Symposium on Earthquake-induced Landslides, November 2012
The Japan Landslide Society and various partners are organising an International Symposium on Earthquake-Induced Landslides from 7th to 9th November 2012, to be held in Kiryu, Japan. The conference website is now online; the deadline for abstracts is 20th December 2011.
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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