9 September 2019 06:32 in Research project by Dave Petley
A new study of the 2017 Mocoa debris flows in Colombia (Prada-Sarmiento et al. 2019) indicates that the area had suffered 11 previous events in the 70 years prior to the disaster.
Tags: Colombia, debris flows, featured, landslide report, research, South America
8 August 2019 07:02 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Mount Rainer debris flow:- On Monday 5th August 2019, an outburst flood and debris flow occurred in four major pulses at Mount Rainier National Park.
Tags: debris flow, featured, North America, USA, volcano, Washington State
19 July 2019 06:42 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Today I stumbled across a dramatic debris flow video, shot in Grugnay in Chamoson, Switzerland in August 2018, which illustrates the mobility of such events
Tags: debris flow, Europe, featured, mudflow, Switzerland, video
21 June 2019 06:43 in Conference by Dave Petley
Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Monitoring, Modeling and Assessment:- the proceedings of the recent international conference are available online
Tags: conference, debris flow, debris flows, featured
20 June 2019 06:01 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Intense rainfall yesterday (19 June 2019) in Turkey triggered a series of devastating debris flows in Arakli, close to the Black Sea coast, killing up to 14 people.
Tags: debris flow, Europe, featured, Turkey
18 April 2019 08:10 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A new video posted to Youtube shows a debris flow cascading over a cliff above a mountain road, with a trapped 4×4. The location and timing are unclear.
Tags: debris flow, featured, landslide video, video
29 March 2019 07:28 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
A detailed analysis has been published in the journal Landslides of the 2017 Mocoa Debris Flow in Colombia, which killed 409 people.
Tags: Colombia, debris flow, featured, landslide report, paper, research, South America
20 March 2019 07:15 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Cyclone Idai: evidence of the impact of landslides and debris flows As the true magnitude of the likely costs of Cyclone Idai across southern Africa becomes clear, some images are emerging that indicate that in some areas landslides may have been a significant part of the problem, in Zimbabwe at least. This is directly indicated in a few news reports – for example, it has been widely noted that two …
Tags: Africa, cyclone, debris flow, featured, idai, tropical cyclone, Zimbabwe
19 March 2019 07:08 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Saturday, heavy rainfall in the Sentani area of Papua, Indonesia triggered landslides and debris flows that are known to have killed at least 89 people
Tags: debris flow, featured, indonesia, landslide report, SE. Asia
5 November 2018 07:24 in Planet Labs by Dave Petley
Following initial analysis by @rajfortyseven, Planet Labs images show that another major glacial landslide blocked the Yarlung Tsangpo river last week
Tags: East Asia, featured, glacial, glacier, Planet Labs, tibet
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