by Dave Petley
7 October 2020 07:07 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A large, mobile landslide occurred in the Eyjafordur (Eyjafirði) area of northern Iceland yesterday, fortunately causing little damage.
by Dave Petley
21 July 2020 08:19 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On 18 July 2020 a landslide occurred on the Rio Coca in Ecuador, blocking the river. Both the initial failure and the breach were captured on video.
by Dave Petley
6 January 2020 06:43 in landslide report by Dave Petley
A new paper in the journal Landslides (Friele et al. (2020) provides a first detailed analysis of the May 2019 Joffre Peak landslides in Canada
by Dave Petley
5 August 2019 06:15 in Coast by Dave Petley
On 2nd August 2019 a rock topple on Grandview Surf Beach near San Diego in California killed three women from a single family
by Dave Petley
2 July 2019 06:21 in Landslide processes by Dave Petley
A first analysis of the mining-induced September 2018 Naga landslide, which killed 134 people and destroyed almost 60 houses
by Dave Petley
1 July 2019 06:12 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The Alaska Volcano Observatory have released a new, high quality, three dimensional rendering of the Iliamna Volcano landslide on 20th June 2019
by Dave Petley
16 May 2019 06:40 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
On Tuesday 16th May 2019 a large retaining wall failed in the Basaksehir district of Istanbul in Turkey, killing a passing motorist.
by Dave Petley
30 April 2019 06:11 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Satellite imagery shows that a major rock avalanche, with a runout length of about 2.7 km, occurred on the Bashkara Glacier in the Caucasus last week.
by Dave Petley
3 January 2019 08:49 in Planet Labs by Dave Petley
Anak Krakatau: @planetlabs have captured excellent imagery, including a high resolution SkySat view, of the aftermath of the landslide
by Dave Petley
29 December 2018 10:25 in landslide report by Dave Petley
The ESA Sentinel 2 satellite today caught an image of the remains of Anak Krakatau. A huge landslide scar is visible, profoundly changing the island
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.