3 April 2012 06:31 in presentation by Dave Petley
Tonight I am giving a talk to the Hong Kong RGS. This is the powerpoint file – you should be able to download it from authorstream
Tags: Hong Kong, presentation
26 March 2012 07:30 in presentation by Dave Petley
Details about my forthcoming talk to the Hong Kong Royal Geographical Society on 3rd April 2012
Tags: china, featured, Hong Kong, presentation
22 March 2012 07:34 in presentation by Dave Petley
I will be giving a public lecture entitled “The Hazards of Geography: Earthquakes, Floods and Landslides” on 3rd April
Tags: Hong Kong, lecture, presentation
17 August 2011 06:19 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Two videos from the Hong Kong GEO reconstructing the 1972 and 1976 landslides.
Tags: Hong Kong, video
24 January 2010 09:31 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Thanks to David Kwok of the Geotechnical Engineering Office in Hong Kong for highlighting this video to me, and for the image below. On 18th June 1972 Hong Kong suffered an extraordinary landslide at Po Shan Road, in the Mid-Levels area: The slide, which had a volume of about 40,000 cubic metres, induced the collapse of two large buildings, killing 67 people and injuring a further 20. The landslide understandably …
Tags: GEO, Hong Kong, landslide report, landslide video
12 June 2008 06:40 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Thanks to a former student for bringing the following video to my attention. Hopefully it will play directly when you click on the box below – if not then take a look at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2uTKyK1c9k This channelised debris flow occurred on Lantau Island, near to Hong Kong airport, on 7th June when the area was affected by an exceptional (“black”) rainfall event. In a single hour Hong Kong observatory recorded 140 mm …
Tags: 2008, debris flow, Hong Kong, landslide video
10 December 2021 07:57 in presentation by Dave Petley
Last Friday Professor H.N. Wong delivered the 11th Lumb Lecture at Hong Kong University, entitled “Bridging the Gap between Theoretical and Actual Slope Performance”.
Tags: engineered slopes, featured, Hong Kong, lecture, presentation, slope performance
16 March 2018 17:21 in Conference by Dave Petley
The second JTC-1 workshop will be held from 3rd to 5th December 2018 in Hong Kong. The topic will be: Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides
Tags: conference, East Asia, featured, Hong Kong, meeting
24 May 2013 00:22 in landslide report by Dave Petley
News of landslides from the USA, Canada and Hong Kong, and about the role of landslides in the Day of Judgement
Tags: Canada, Hong Kong, landslide report, USA
20 March 2023 07:56 in landslide report by Dave Petley
Mtauchira: a devastating landslide in Malawi, triggered by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed an estimated 50 people.
Tags: Africa, featured, landslide report, Malawi, tropical cyclone
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