Pathe news – historic landslide films
18 April 2014 08:15 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In the last week Pathe News has uploaded 88,000 archive news films from 1910 to 1970. Some of these films feature the aftermath of landslides.
18 April 2014 08:15 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In the last week Pathe News has uploaded 88,000 archive news films from 1910 to 1970. Some of these films feature the aftermath of landslides.
30 January 2014 18:52 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
On Wednesday a highly localised tsunami struck the village of Nord-Statland in Norway, causing enormous damage. The cause was probably a submarine landslide.
23 December 2013 09:46 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A recipe for how to create perfect landslides every time
10 June 2013 06:45 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Recent heavy rainfall in Norway caused extensive landslides. This video captures the transition from a soil slump to a rapid flow event.
7 January 2012 01:45 in landslide report by Dave Petley
An update on recent landslides from around the world, including events in Norway, the Philippines, the UK and Brazil
4 January 2012 11:08 in obituary by Dave Petley
Yesterday, the Daily Telegraph published a notice that John Hutchinson, Emeritus Professor of Soil Mechanics at Imperial College, died peacefully on 21st December 2011. I am sure that, like me, others working on landslides around the world will be greatly saddened by this news. John was born in 1926 and grew up in the city of Coventry before reading Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham. Upon graduating in 1947 …
18 May 2011 15:46 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A couple of years ago I posted a short piece on the old blog about operations in Norway to clear potential rockfalls from steep cliffs through the use of the a large (4000 kg) weight suspended beneath a helicopter. This remains one of the most extraordinary landslide management approaches that I have seen. Youtube now has a video, which should be visible below, that provides additional, higher quality footage of …
4 November 2010 03:47 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
In April 1978 an remarkable quick clay landslide was caught in action by two amateur cameramen. A large section of this video has now appeared online.
11 May 2010 17:11 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The Canadian media is reporting the case of a “sinkhole” that developed in St Jude, 77 km to the north of Montreal, last night. The sinkhole included a family house, with four people inside. At the moment these occupants are reported to be missing. The Montreal Gazette has a photo gallery of the site. One of the photos is this one: Based upon this image this does not look like …
18 September 2009 16:34 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
I thought I had seen everything until I saw this video! It is from Norway, showing an extraordinary method for removing a loose rock pillar from a high, steep cliff. The answer is obvious – just hang a 1.8 tonne block on a cable under the helicopter and bash the offending rock with your new sledgehammer. This must take very skillful flying. The most amazing thing is that it worked …
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