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13 February 2017
An update on the Oroville Dam spillways – a new phase of erosion leads to evacuation of 130,000 people
Yesterday, erosion on the margin of the Oroville Dam spillways caused concern about a catastrophic collapse. The evacuation of 130,00 people was ordered.
10 February 2017
Oroville Dam: extraordinary erosion, and a crisis, on the spillway
At the Oroville Dam in Calfornia an extraordinary crisis has developed as the spillway undergoes massive, flood-induced erosion
8 February 2017
Further movement of the Eaglepointe landslide in Utah
In the last few days further substantial movement has occurred on the Eaglepointe landslide in North Salt Lake, Utah in response to rainfall
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
14 December 2016
Progressive Rock Failure – a meeting in Switzerland in June 2017
ETH in Zurich is organising a very exciting symposium on Progressive Rock Failure in June 2017 in Monte Verità , Switzerland
9 December 2016
The landslide distribution from the M=7.8 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal
A new paper has revealed interesting spatial characteristics of landslides triggered by the 2015 M=7.8 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal
21 November 2016
Siirt in Turkey: a desperate race to save the lives of miners buried in a landslide (with a video)
On Thursday a large rockslide in a copper mine at Siirt in Turkey buried 16 miners. Remarklably, the landslide appears to have been recorded on a video.
26 October 2016
Leaving the University of East Anglia
Today is my last day at the University of East Anglia before I take up my new role at the University of Sheffield next week
27 July 2016
Landslides from the M=6.1 earthquake in the Atacama Desert on 25th July
On 25th July 2016 a M=6.1 earthquake in the Atacama Desert appears to have triggered large numbers of landslides in the hills near the town of El Salvador, 100 km from the epicentre
25 July 2016
Gangotri and China: three fascinating new landslide videos
Three excellent landslide videos are now available on Youtube, including a rockslide from Gangotri in India and two from rural China
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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