by Dave Petley
4 November 2016 14:12 in Earthquake-induced landslide by Dave Petley
The Norcia earthquake last weekend triggered the Nera River landslide, a 600,000 cubic metre rock slope failure that blocked the river
by Dave Petley
19 September 2016 07:30 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A number of videos have been posted online show a large rock avalanche on Piz Cengalo in the Swiss Alps on 11th September
by Dave Petley
17 June 2016 07:03 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
In a paper just published in the journal landslides, Haque et al (2016) present data on fatal landslides in Europe between 1995 and 2014
by Dave Petley
27 February 2016 08:34 in landslide video by Dave Petley
The Italian film Vajont – La diga del disonore (2001) provided a dramatisation of the events of the 1963 Vajont landslide disaster in 1963. The dramatic and harrowing landslide scene is now available on Youtube
by Dave Petley
25 February 2016 07:45 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
In a new paper, Wolter et al (2015) have re-examined the 1963 Vajont slide, proposing a new chronology for the evolution of the landslide that caused the disaster.
by Dave Petley
2 February 2016 07:50 in Melanie by Dave Petley
The Mentirosa Island landslide complex comprises four tsunamigenic soil-rock slides in Patagonia, Chile, with a combined volume of 8 million cubic metres.
by Dave Petley
29 August 2015 06:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Thursday a significant rockfall occurred on the Tour Ronde in the Mont Blanc region. It was captured in a dramatic video by Gianluca Marra, a local climbing guide
by Dave Petley
28 May 2015 07:00 in Conference by Dave Petley
The 12th International Symposium on Landslides will be held in Naples, Italy in June 2016
by Dave Petley
6 January 2015 08:17 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In Sicily in southern Italy a national scandal has developed at the site of the Scorciavacche Viaduct, which opened less than a month ago, but has now been closed as a result of a major earthworks failure
by Dave Petley
18 November 2014 08:05 in landslide video by Dave Petley
On Sunday a 20,000 cubic metre landslide occurred at Rabenstein in South Tyrol, Italy. It was captured on a dramatic video.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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