7 November 2018 08:10 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
Recent research shows that the problematic Mannen rockslide in Norway has shown two previous phases of extensive activity. Guest post by Paula Hilger of NGU
Tags: dating, Europe, featured, Holocene, Norway, research, rockslide
9 October 2018 06:27 in landslide video by Dave Petley
A video has been posted showing a major rockslope failure at Shongtong in Kinnaur, northern India. Workers at the foot of the slope had a very near miss.
Tags: featured, HEP, hydroelectric, India, landslide report, rockfall, South Asia
12 February 2018 08:04 in Planet Labs by Dave Petley
A large rockslope failure occurred at Cowee Creek near to Juneau in Alaska in December 2016, inducing a 9 m high, 90 m wide displacement wave that travelled at least 13 km down the valley
Tags: Alaska, featured, North America, rockslope, tsunami, USA, wave
6 October 2017 06:49 in landslide images by Dave Petley
Pascal Sirguey has very kindly provided additional images to show the rockslope failure that is developing above Murchison Glacier in New Zealand
Tags: creep, featured, landslide report, New Zealand, rockslope failure
29 August 2017 07:10 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Yesterday the Zhangjiawan landslide, a massive rockslope collapse in Guizhou,China,caused 35 fatalities. The landslide was caught on a remarkable video.
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, landslide report, landslide video, rockslide, rockslope, topple
22 January 2017 09:10 in landslide report by Dave Petley
On Friday night a major rockslope failure in Nanzhang County, Hubei, China crushed a hotel, killing 12 people and injuring three more.
Tags: china, East Asia, featured, joint, landslide report, rockfall, rockslope
1 November 2016 07:01 in landslide video by Dave Petley
Authorities in Switzerland have hit upon a novel way to manage rockfall hazard by blasting it with heavy gunfire from a tank
Tags: Europe, featured, gunfire, landslide video, rockfall, Switzerland
6 June 2009 17:54 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
The landslide at Chongqing is very large – it has an estimated volume of 3.5 million cubic metres. The scale of this is well-illustrated by this image from Suomen Kuvalehti, which shows rescuers walking across the landslide debris:
Tags: china, landslide report, mining, sichuan
8 March 2009 20:41 in Uncategorized by Dave Petley
One of things that students often struggle to understand is the ability of slopes that appear to be extraordinarily unstable to remain standing for long periods. Take for example this site, taken from this site: You might (quite reasonably) ask how it is that some of the blocks on this slope can possibly remain in place through strong winds, heavy rain, snow, ice and rapid temperature changes. However, the combination …
Tags: rock balancing, rock slope, teaching
28 June 2023 06:18 in Planet Labs by Dave Petley
Planet has captured a beautiful high resolution satellite image of the 11 June 2023 Flüchthorn rock avalanche.
Tags: Austria, Europe, featured, planet, rock avalanche, satellite image
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