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31 August 2017
The Maca landslide: a large, slow-moving slide in Peru
In an article this week in Nature, Jane Palmer describes the Maca landslide, a 60 million cubic metre slow-moving slide in Peru
15 December 2016
On the difference between prediction and foresight in landslide hazard assessment
The assessment of the likely future behaviour of a slope is very difficult. Whilst prediction of behaviour may be impossible, it can often be foreseen
23 July 2014
Oso landslide: the last set of remains been recovered and a new report has been released
Two key events happened yesterday in relation to the Oso landslide in Washington State – the remains of the last victim were recovered and a new report analysing the landslide was released.
26 May 2013
Landslides and large dams – there may be trouble ahead…
Many large dams will be constructed in and around the Himalayas in the next few years. This post examines the associated landslide threat
24 February 2013
An intrepretation of the Mount Dixon rock avalanche in New Zealand using satellite imagery
This post provides an interpretation of the Mount Dixon rock avalanche using NASA EO-1 ALI imagery collected shortly after the event. It shows that the landslide went through a dramatic transition from rock avalanche to sliding
15 January 2012
Landslides and logging – an pictorial example from New Zealand
Some pictures of landslides triggered on a slope after logging, taken in New Zealand yesterday
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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