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11 October 2016
The Sucun landslide: missed opportunities to protect the village
The Sixth Tone has published two articles evaluating the missed opportunities to prevent the Sucun landslide disaster in China, which killed 27 people last week
6 October 2016
Liukuo Hot Spring: a major landslide on the Southern Cross Island Highway in Taiwan
Earlier this week a major landslide, caught on video, blocked the Southern Cross Island Highway at Liukou Hot Spring in Taiwan
5 October 2016
Aletsch: a major developing post-glacial rockslide
A major post-glacial rockslide is developing on the flanks of the Moosfluh above the Aletsch Glacier in Canton du Valais in Swizerland
4 October 2016
The Sucun Village landslide in China and prospects for landslides in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew
The Sucun Village landslide in China killed 27 people, whilst there are worrying prospects of landslides in Haiti from Hurricane Matthew
3 October 2016
The location of the Rizhao rockslide in Shandong
Thanks to various friends the location of the very dangerous and large Rizhao rockslide in Shandong, China last week is now clear
28 September 2016
Rizhao rockslide: a narrow escape in a new public park in Shandong, China
On Saturday a large rockslide occurred at a brand new public park in Rizhao in Shandong, eastern China. The event appears to have been a lucky escape.
22 September 2016
Wye River: landslides in the aftermath of a forest fire in Australia
The small town of Wye River in Australia, which was devastated by a forest fire in December 2015, is being affected by many rainfall triggered landslides
20 September 2016
A science story that just won’t die: the Canary Island Megatsunami scare rears its head once more
Like a zombie that refuses to die, the Canary Islands megatsunami scare story has once again re-emerged to the normal hysterical headlines
7 September 2016
Why maintaining forest roads is important – a large landslide triggered by a small culvert failure
Why maintaining forest roads is important – a large landslide triggered by a small culvert failure in the Six Rivers National Forest in California
4 September 2016
Taplejung: another burst of fatal landslides in Nepal
Over the last few days, 19 people have been killed by landslides in Nepal, with the most serious impacts occurring in Taplejung in the east of the country.
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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