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22 February 2017
The 170 km/h Sanxicun landslide in Sichuan Province, China
In 2013 the catastrophic Sanxicun landslide in Sichuan Province in China killed 166 people. A new paper suggests that it reached a peak velocity of 170 km/h
2 February 2017
Demi Lovato reportedly has her house red tagged after a landslide in Hollywood
News reports suggest that after a landslide in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, a new house belonging to Demi Lovato has been red tagged
22 January 2017
Nanzhang County, Hubei: 12 killed as a hotel is crushed by a rockslope failure
On Friday night a major rockslope failure in Nanzhang County, Hubei, China crushed a hotel, killing 12 people and injuring three more.
21 January 2017
Xekaman 3 hydroelectric plant in Laos: a very major landslide in December
On 16th December 2016, a major landslide destroyed the penstock and associated infrastructure at the Xekaman 3 hydroelectric power plant site in Laos
17 January 2017
Mount Sulzer – a series of dramatic, and extremely large, debris and ice avalanches
Over the last three years a series of dramatic, and extremely large, debris and ice avalanches have occurred on Mount Sulzer in Alaska
12 January 2017
Volcan, Argentina: massive mudflows cause major disruption
In the last few days heavy rainfall has triggered a number of major landslides that have affected the towns of Volcan and Tumbaya in Argentina
11 January 2017
The 1906 Haverstraw landslide
The 1906 Haverstraw landslide This week marked the 111th anniversary of the disastrous Haverstraw landslide in Rockland County, New York, which killed 19 people. The disaster was caused by the folly of humans, chasing wealth to be made from the excavation of glacial blue clay, ideal for brick making. At the height of the industry there were an estimated 3,000 labourers making 350 million bricks per year in Haverstraw. Over …
9 January 2017
Naxal, Kathmandu: a landslide apparently caused by poor construction management
At 7 am yesterday a major collapse occurred on an important road in Naxal, Kathmandu, apparently triggered by poor construction techniques for a new hotel
1 January 2017
Tumpat-Kuala Lipis: A landslide induced train derailment in Malaysia
Yesterday heavy rainfall triggered nine landslides on the Tumpat-Kuala Lipis railway line in Malaysia, one of which derailed a train
30 December 2016
Jharkhand and Hpakant: two deadly mine waste landslides in the last two days
Jharkhand in India and Hpakant in Burma (Myanmar): two mine waste landslides in the last two days that have caused multiple fatalities
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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