15 February 2018 08:56 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
A paper recently published in Engineering Geology (Fan et al. 2018) provides fascinating insights into the evolution of post-seismic debris flows, based on a study in the Wenchuan earthquake area of China
Tags: china, debris flow, earthquake, East Asia, featured, post-seismic, Wenchuan
7 February 2018 08:04 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The M=6.4 Hualien earthquake yesterday in Taiwan occurred close to Taroko Gorge, which provides the alignment for the Central Cross Island Highway. This is a road that is prone to landslides and rockfalls. It will be fascinating to see how the slopes performed.
Tags: earthquake, East Asia, featured, highway, road, rockfall, taiwan
8 December 2016 08:02 in Oddities by Dave Petley
In the small historic village of Civita di Bagnoregio is located what may be the worlds first museum dedicated to landslides
Tags: Europe, featured, Italy, museum
16 October 2016 08:45 in Conference by Dave Petley
JTC1 is organising a three day workshop on Advances in Landslide Understanding to be held in Barcelona, Spain in May 2016
Tags: conference, featured, processes, workshop
13 June 2016 08:51 in Conference by Dave Petley
Details of three quite different forthcoming landslide meetings of interest, two the USA and one in England. In all cases the abstract deadline is imminent.
Tags: comference, featured, meetings
8 May 2016 09:01 in landslide report by Dave Petley
This weekend there have been two deadly landslides that repeat familiar themes: one was associated with mining in Burma (Myanmar) and the other with the construction of facilities to generate hydroelectric power in China
Tags: Burma, china, East Asia, featured, hydroelectric, Jade, landslide report, mining, Myanmar, SE. Asia
20 January 2016 08:21 in landslide images by Dave Petley
High in the Andes in central Chile lies the Las Cortaderas Landslide complex, the most recent portion of which was triggered by an earthquake in 1958
Tags: Chile, earthquake, featured, rock avalanche, South America
23 November 2015 06:35 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Ryan Taylor captured on video a rock and ice avalanche event on the flanks of Mount Cook in New Zealand
Tags: avalanche, featured, landslide report, New Zealand
6 November 2015 09:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Yesterday a catastrophic tailings dam failure led to mudflows that swept through the town of Bento Rodrigues in Brazil. At least 15 people were killed.
Tags: brazil, featured, mining, South America, tailings
8 October 2015 07:15 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Losses from the El Cambray landslide in Guatemala have now reached 220, with a further 150 people thought to be still missing
Tags: Central America, corruption, featured, Guatemala, landslide report
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