8 January 2021 09:42 in Mining by Dave Petley
A new paper (Grebby et al 2021) uses InSAR to detect precursory deformation of the Brumadinho tailings dam before the disastrous failure in 2019. The authors suggest that the failure might have been predictable with use of appropriate monitoring techniques.
Tags: brazil, featured, mine, mining, research, review, South America, tailings
10 December 2020 08:11 in Monitoring by Dave Petley
Mindu in Tibet: a new open access paper in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences explores the detection of precursors of an imminent landslide using satellite images
Tags: East Asia, featured, monitoring, paper, research, tibet
2 October 2019 07:15 in Research project by Dave Petley
A splendid new paper (Walter et al 2019) provides detailed analysis of the precursory behaviour leading up to the Anak Krakatau flank collapse in December 2018
Tags: featured, flank collapse, indonesia, SE. Asia, volcano
21 May 2019 05:43 in Landslide processes by Dave Petley
The first Joffre Peak landslide was probably associated with high Spring temperatures, but the slope also showed signs of distress before the collapse.
Tags: Canada, featured, North America, progressive failure, rock avalanche
17 November 2017 08:35 in Review of a paper by Dave Petley
Review of a paper:- detecting landslide precursors from space: the use of Sentinel images to interpret the Maoxian landslide in June 2017
Tags: Chine, East Asia, featured, INSAR, radar, review of a paper, stallite
17 July 2023 05:59 in landslide report by Dave Petley
In recent days, multiple landslides have been triggered by intense rainfall in South Korea. killing many people.
Tags: featured, landslide report, South Korea
7 June 2022 07:20 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A Youtube video from Thai Nguyen in Vietnam dramatically illustrates the destructive power of rockfalls on roads
Tags: featured, highway, landslide video, road, rockfall, SE. Asia, Vietnam
10 January 2022 08:00 in landslide report by Dave Petley
. The fatal rock topple at Cânyon de Furnas in Brazil Many thanks to the various people who have contacted me over the weekend about the fatal rock topple at Canyon de Furnas in Brazil on Saturday morning (8 January 2022), as shown in the image above. This event, which was caught on a dramatic video, has received considerable attention in part because of the spectacular nature of the event …
Tags: brazil, featured, landslide event, rock topple, South America
28 October 2021 07:06 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
A new paper in the journal landslides uses InSAR data to show that the 21 July 2020 Shaziba landslide in Enshi, China was creeping in the years before the major failure
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, INSAR, monitoring, paper, research
7 September 2021 07:52 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A large landslide occurred on National Highway 5 in at Jeori in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh on 6 September 2021. This event was captured in at least four different videos.
Tags: featured, highway, India, landslide report, landslide video, road, South Asia
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