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12 June 2023
A large rock avalanche from Flüchthorn in the Austrian Alps
On 11 June 2023 a large rock avalanche occurred on the southern flank of Flüchthorn in the Austrian Alps. The runout distance was about 2 km.
7 July 2022
The role of climate change in the May 2022 landslides in Pernambuco, Brazil
A new attribution study indicates that climate change is likely to have been a factor in the Pernambuco landslides in Brazil
30 May 2022
Whitehorse escarpment, Yukon: a landslide caught on a monitoring camera
Whitehorse escarpment, Canada: on 28 May 2022 the Yukon Geological Survey recorded a significant landslide on a monitoring camera.
24 February 2022
The A57 Snake Pass – closed by three landslides
The A57 Snake Pass between Sheffield and Manchester in England has been closed for at least a month by three rainfall induced landslides.
25 January 2021
Increasing occurrence of large glacier-related landslides in high mountain areas
Large glacier-related landslides in high mountain areas are increasing with time, according to a new study (Liu et al. 2021)
24 October 2016
The mysterious Tibetan ice avalanches of summer 2016
This summer there has been an unprecedented pair of giant Tibet avalanches caused by glacial collapse in the Aru mountain range
22 September 2016
Wye River: landslides in the aftermath of a forest fire in Australia
The small town of Wye River in Australia, which was devastated by a forest fire in December 2015, is being affected by many rainfall triggered landslides
18 June 2016
Using climbing guides to examine changes in rockfall activity in the European Alps
In a recent paper, Temme (2015) has used descriptions of rockfall risk in Alpine climbing guides to examine the effects of climate change on the degradation of permafrost and the resulting increased occurrence of rockfalls.
9 June 2016
The response of Californian earthflows to drought
In a paper in Geophysical Research Letters, Georgie Bennett and colleagues have examined the response of Californian earthflows to the ongoing drought. They have found that the landslide have slowed markedly as conditions have become drier.
15 February 2015
Fox Glacier – a time lapse video of slope failures as the glacier retreats
Victoria University of Wellington has compiled a fascinating time lapse video of slope movements as the Fox Glacier in New Zealand retreats in response to climate change
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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