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11 June 2021
Chamoli, Indian Himalaya: A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster
A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya: our new paper explaining the sequence of events has been published in the journal Science
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)?
18 March 2021
Retrogressive breach failures
Retrogressive breach failures, are coastal flow slides that occur naturally in fine sands near dynamic tidal channels or rivers
3 July 2020
The Dawn of Hope peat slide: understanding the source area
John Flynn’s remarkable drone video of Dawn of Hope peat slide suggests that this might have been a bog burst that underwent retrogression
12 May 2020
The Váráš rock slope deformation in northern Norway
The Váráš rock slope deformation in Troms County in northern Norway, a 70 million cubic metre, 100 m deep creeping landslide.
13 February 2020
The fast-moving Alpine Gardens landslide in New Zealand
The Alpine Gardens landslide in New Zealand in the Fox Glacier Valley is moving at over 11 millimetres per day, generating large debris flows
2 July 2019
The huge September 2018 Naga landslide in the Philippines: a first published analysis
A first analysis of the mining-induced September 2018 Naga landslide, which killed 134 people and destroyed almost 60 houses
21 May 2019
Joffre Peak: precursory movements and the role of temperature
The first Joffre Peak landslide was probably associated with high Spring temperatures, but the slope also showed signs of distress before the collapse.
19 February 2019
New on EarthArXiv: a first analysis of the flank failure of the Anak Krakatau volcano
A paper has recently been posted to EarthArXiv providing an analysis of the flank failure of Anak Krakatau on 22 Dec 2018, which generated a tsunami that killed 431 people.
10 October 2018
Two developing large landslides – Mannen (again) and Diamante
News today of two large, developing slope instabilities, one at Diamante in Argentina and the other at Mannen, yet again, in Norway
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.