23 July 2015 06:35 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Saturday a landslide developed on a riverbank in Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, displacing 16 families. Reports that this is a sinkhole are probably incorrect
Tags: featured, landslide report, Papua New Guinea, riverbank collapse
20 April 2015 06:41 in landslide report, landslide video by Dave Petley
The Bolshaya Talda earthflow, which I featured on this blog on Friday was a mine waster landslide. Readers have helped identify the location of the slide.
Tags: earthflow, featyrd, landslide video, mining, Russia, tailings
23 October 2014 07:42 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A nice new video has appeared on Youtube showing a progressive riverbank collapse event, although the location is not certain
Tags: Cambodia, featured, riverbank, riverbank collapse
14 May 2014 11:06 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A new article and accompanying video have been released highlighting the injustice of the 2012 Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea
Tags: featured, landslide report, Papua New Guinea, Tumbi
24 October 2012 07:28 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Two examples of landslides that have caused extensive damage or loss of access to properties, resulting in substatial losses for their owners
Tags: australia, featured, lanslide report, legal, UK
17 February 2012 09:44 in Photo gallery by Dave Petley
A photo gallery of landslides in and around mines and quarries
Tags: featured, landslide images, main, quarry
15 February 2012 17:42 in landslide report, Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A review of why a quarry can cause a landslide, background context for the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea
Tags: featured, landslide report, Papua New Guinea
11 February 2012 12:36 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Further consideration of the role of the quarry in the failure of the Tumbi Quarry landslide
Tags: landslide report, Papua New Guinea, progressive failure, quarry
31 January 2012 07:34 in landslide report, Uncategorized by Dave Petley
An update on the Tumbi Quarry landslide, Papua New Guinea. The slope may have contained a quarry from an Exxon-Mobil pipeline project
Tags: featured, landslide report, Papua New Guinea, quarry
22 July 2011 07:14 in Earthquake-induced landslide, landslide report by Dave Petley
Apologies for the low rate of posting this week – it has been a busy one! These are the key stories that have caught my eye: 1. A Congressional landslide briefing, USA Thanks to Lee Allison (check out his terrific, pioneering Arizona Geology blog) for the heads-up on this one. On 21st June an event was held in Washington to provide a public briefing on landslides as a stealth hazard. …
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