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28 March 2023
Alausí: a massive landslide in Ecuador
The massive 26 March 2023 Alausí landslide in Ecuador is reported to have killed seven people and to have left a further 64 people missing.
27 March 2023
Novato: an interesting landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in California
Novato: an interesting landslide on a road slope that had been constructed in 2015, triggered by heavy rainfall in California.
20 March 2023
Mtauchira: a devastating landslide in Malawi, triggered by Cyclone Freddy
Mtauchira: a devastating landslide in Malawi, triggered by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed an estimated 50 people.
17 March 2023
The 8 March 2023 rockslide and train derailment in Sandstone, West Virginia
The 8 March 2023 rockslide and train derailment in Sandstone, West Virigina, USA, which caused four locomotives and nine coal trucks to leave the tracks.
15 March 2023
Lago Riesco: a large debris flow in southern Chile
On 11 March 2023 a large debris flow occurred close to Lago Riesco in the Aysen region of southern Chile, triggered by heavy rainfall.
13 March 2023
The NRSC/ISRO Landslide Atlas of India
The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released last week a Landslide Atlas of India
9 March 2023
Biases in the reporting of landslide disasters
An interesting article on the Save the Hills blog has highlighted biases in the reporting of landslide disasters in India.
8 March 2023
Natuna: a landslide in Indonesia has killed up to 57 people
On 6 March 2023 a large landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall on Serasan Island in Natuna regency of Indonesia, killed up to 57 people.
23 February 2023
Vila Sahy, São Paulo: extreme rainfall in Brazil has triggered multiple fatal landslides
Vila Sahy, São Paulo: about 600 mm of rainfall in 12 hours, including a peak intensity of 10 mm/hr, has triggered multiple fatal landslides.
21 February 2023
Manutuke: a near miss landslide from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand
Manutuke: a large landslide triggered by Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand , which narrowly missed a house in the Gisborne area
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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