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27 September 2019
Tibesti – another mining-induced landslide
Yet another mining-induced landslide occurred yesterday, in the Tibesti region of Chad in Africa, killing about 30 people.
26 March 2019
NASA Earth Observatory imagery of the Chimanimani landslides in Zimbabwe
Yesterday NASA posted imagery of the Chimanimani landslides in Zimbabwe, triggered by Cyclone Idai. The images show multiple channelised debris flows.
21 March 2019
Planet Labs imagery of landslides in Chimanimani National Park, Zimbabwe, triggered by Cyclone Idai
Yesterday Planet Labs captured high resolution satellite imagery of some of the landslides triggered by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani National Park, Zimbabwe
20 March 2019
Cyclone Idai: evidence of the impact of landslides and debris flows
Cyclone Idai: evidence of the impact of landslides and debris flows As the true magnitude of the likely costs of Cyclone Idai across southern Africa becomes clear, some images are emerging that indicate that in some areas landslides may have been a significant part of the problem, in Zimbabwe at least. This is directly indicated in a few news reports – for example, it has been widely noted that two …
12 October 2018
Bududa in Uganda: landslides kill at least 40 people
Bududa, Uganda: reports indicate that at least 40 people were killed by landslides on Thursday 11th October 2018, with some suggestions of higher losses
10 May 2018
Karongi: 18 people killed in a major landslide in Rwanda
On 6th May a major rainfall triggered landslide struck Bucyurabuhoro, in Karongi District in western Rwanda, killing 18 people and injuring a further 12.
13 February 2018
Diatom ooze: the weak link in submarine landslides?
A new paper in the journal Geology (Urlaub et al. 2018) proposes that the key factor that allows giant submarine landslides maybe the combination of compressible diatom ooze and a capping layer of low permeability clay
21 August 2017
Regent landslide in Sierra Leone: the causes of the disaster
New images show that the Regent landslide in Sierra Leone was large translational slide that morphed into a channelised debris flow.
18 August 2017
A tale of two major slides: understanding the Regent and Kotrupi / Kotropi landslides
Further details are now emerging about the Kotropi and Regent landslides, which have killed hundreds of people in India and Sierra Leone this week
15 August 2017
Regent landslide, Sierra Leone: an uncertain picture
The Regent landslide disaster near Freetown in Sierra Leone has killed at least 400 people. At present there is uncertainty as to the events of that day
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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