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22 May 2020
Edenville Dam breach: interpreting the failure
As improved images and information become available, it is becoming possible to gain a better understanding of the cause of the Edenville Dam breach
29 March 2016
Sparmos Dam – a significant dam failure in Greece on Sunday 27th March
On Sunday 28th March 2016 the Sparmos Dam in Greece underwent an overtopping and breach event, damaging local fields and roads
14 December 2015
Fort McPherson: a catastrophic mudflow in Canada
In the summer a permafrost mudslide caused the partial breach, caught on video, of a small lake near Fort McPherson in Canada.
3 June 2010
Attabad appears to have shifted to the next stage
In brief, the discharge at Attabad appears to have dramatically increased in the last few hours, as the graph below shows: I am trying to find out more information, but it appears to have shifted to a new phase of activity. Inflows and outflow may be approaching a balance. Downstream communities need to be very alert now. More as soon as I get it.
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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