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21 January 2021
Mount Darwin: another rock avalanche in New Zealand, with a groovy runout pattern
Mount Darwin: another recent rock avalanche in New Zealand, with a groovy runout pattern.
10 January 2021
Protecting the rescuers – a disastrous double landslide at Cihanjuang in Indonesia and a lucky escape in Italy
Cihanjuang, Indonesia & Bolzano, Italy: a tragedy in which rescuers were killed by a second landslide and a lucky escape in a rock slope failure on a hotel
2 January 2021
Mount Silberhorn – a large rockslide in New Zealand
Mount Silberhorn – a large rockslide has occurred in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, close to Aoraki/Mount Cook, in the last few days
31 December 2020
An update on the Gjerdrum landslide in Norway
An update on the Gjerdrum landslide in Norway – 10 people remain missing, but the one source of hope is that overnight a dog named Zajka was rescued
30 December 2020
Gjerdrum: a quick clay landslide disaster in Norway this morning
A quick clay landslide disaster has occurred at Gjerdrum in Norway this morning. There are 14 people unaccounted for, some of whom are children, and 9 people injured. The rescue teams have been unable to enter the landslide zone
29 December 2020
Taku River: another very large landslide in British Columbia, Canada
Taku River: another very large landslide in British Columbia, Canada. A Facebook user, Darryl Keith Tait, has posted images and video of the aftermath of a huge rockslope failure.
16 December 2020
Bute Inlet: a very long runout proglacial landslide in Canada
A massive rockslope failure and 13 km long debris flow near to Bute Inlet in British Columbia, Canada in late November
4 December 2020
Haines, Alaska: a major landslide leaves people missing
On Wednesday 2 December 2020 a major landslide destroyed four houses in Haines, Alaska. Two residents of the slope are missing.
30 November 2020
Developing problems at Rest and Be Thankful
In recent weeks the landslide problems at Rest and Be Thankful in Scotland have continued to develop, causing increased disruption
19 November 2020
Guinobatan: a major lahar in the Philippines triggered by Super Typhoon Goni
Over the weekend of 31 October and 1 November 2020, Super Typhoon Goni triggered a major lahar from the flanks of Mount Mayon in the Philippines
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.