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4 December 2012
Super Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) makes landfall in the Philippines
Super typhoon Bopha has made landfall on Mindanao in the Philippines. The impacts have the potential to be very serious
2 December 2012
An update on Typhoon Bopha as it heads towards the Philippines
An update on Typhoon Bopha (Pablo), which remains a very serious threat to the Philippines. Landfall is expected on Tuesday
Typhoon Bopha – a very real landslide threat for the Philippines
Typhoon Bopha is likely to track across the Philippines in the next three days. There is a very real danger of multiple landslides from this storm.
13 March 2012
Characterizing landslides with real-time seismic signals
A review of new research from Taiwan on the detection of large landslides using seismic data. Another step forward in this important research area.
24 December 2011
The Philippine Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) disaster may have been due to the collapse of landslide dams?
News reports are suggesting that the last weeks Tropical Storm disaster in the Philippines was due to the collapse of landslide dams.
19 December 2011
Impacts of Tropical Storm Washi in the Philippines
A summary of the impacts of Tropical Storm Washi (Sendong) in the Philippines this weekend.
30 September 2011
Typhoon Nalgae: High landslide potential in the Philippines over the next 24 Hours
A brief report on typhoon Nalgae, which is likely to make landfall in the Philippines in the next 24 hours.
21 September 2011
The earthquake in the Himalayas, Typhoon Roke, and landslides in Guatemala and Rwanda
Updates on the earthquake in the Himalayas, the overtopping of landslide dams in Japan resulting from typhoon Roke, and landslides in Rwanda and Guatemala.
16 September 2011
Catching up part 1: The landslide at Pingtung in Taiwan
Further information about the Pingtung landslide in Taiwan in late August
5 September 2011
Without doubt the most amazing landslide of the year so far – Pingtung County, Taiwan
First information about the Laufoshan Landslide in Taiwan, which occurred on 29th-31st August during typhoon Nanmadol. It has a reported runout distance of 12 km!
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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