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17 April 2013
More information on the disastrous mining-induced landslide in Tibet a fortnight ago
Three analyses are now available about the mining-induced landslide in Tibet on 29th March, which shed light on the event
13 April 2013
So was the Tibet landslide, which killed 83 people, really “natural”? You be the judge
An official explanation for the Jiama mine landslide is that it was a natural event. Google earth images provide a different perspective, suggesting that it had been subject to the dumping of spoil from large-scale mining operations.
30 March 2013
News of the Tibet gold mine landslide
New images have been posted on Xinhua of the huge landslide at the Jiama mine in Tibet yesterday. This is an unusually large quarry landslide; there is little hope for the 83 victims
29 March 2013
First reports of a massive landslide in Tibet – 83 people reported to have been killed
Xinhua is reporting that a landslide occurred at a gold mine in Tibet early this morning. In total 83 workers at the mine are reported to have been killed
21 February 2013
Two coal mine landslides – both fatal (including a rockfall video)
High quality images and a video have emerged of two fatal coal mine landslides – one in China and one in the Philippines. Together they claimed 15 lives.
14 January 2013
The Yunnan landslide and its relationship to earthquakes
46 people are now known to have died in the Gaopo Village landslide in China last week. The September earthquakes in this area may have played a role in this event
11 January 2013
At least 18 killed in a landslide in China
A large landslide in China overnight has killed at least 18 people, with up to 37 more people reported missing.
24 December 2012
Four landslide videos for Christmas
Four interesting new landslide videos, two from the USA, one from China and one from the UK
27 October 2012
Two interesting forthcoming conferences – the five years after the Wenchuan (Sichuan) earthquake and 50 years after Vajont
Two interesting forthcoming conferences to mark significant landslide events: 5 years after the Wenchuan earthquake and 50 years after Vajont
5 October 2012
A fatal landslide in the area of the September 2012 Yunnan earthquake sequence
19 people, including 18 children, died yesterday in a landslide in the Yiliang area of Yunnan Province, China
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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