Joshimath – continued development of the landslide
17 January 2023 08:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
There are clear indications of continued development of the landslide at Joshimath, with damage now reported for 849 buildings
17 January 2023 08:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
There are clear indications of continued development of the landslide at Joshimath, with damage now reported for 849 buildings
8 January 2023 14:12 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Issues with the landslides in the town of Joshimath in India continue. There is much speculation as to the causes, which are likely to be complex.
22 February 2022 07:58 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
A new study has found increased landslide activity in the months after the low-magnitude 2018 Molise earthquake in Italy
14 February 2022 07:53 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Recent exceptionally heavy rainfall has triggered two large landslides in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
10 November 2021 07:44 in Mining by Dave Petley
A satellite image from Planet Labs shows the aftermath of a c.700 m landslide at the Ministro Hales mine in Chile between 8 and 9 November 2021. Thanks to @Geo_Risk for spotting this one.
2 November 2021 08:07 in landslide report, Review of a paper by Dave Petley
According to a new paper in the journal Landslides (Cheng, Yang and Du 2021), the 220,000 cubic metre 2017 Tonghua landslide in Sichuan Province, China was triggered by nearby blasting during tunnel construction.
29 October 2021 07:28 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A remarkable video from the Cumbre Vieja eruption on La Palma shows the high level of mobility of an almost spherical boulder moving on a slope with few obstructions. Indiana Jones could face a greater hazard is Raiders of the Lost Ark is ever remade.
28 October 2021 07:06 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A new paper in the journal landslides uses InSAR data to show that the 21 July 2020 Shaziba landslide in Enshi, China was creeping in the years before the major failure
15 October 2021 06:38 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
The El Arrecife Landslide in Spain provides an excellent example of the way in which Google Street View can be used to help understand the movement of landslides that affect roads.
13 October 2021 06:33 in Research project by Dave Petley
The remarkable Chgega landslide in northern Tunisia consists of a block of limestone 900 m long and 400 m wide that is sliding on an underlying layer of clays and marls
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