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6 September 2021
Catoca mine in Angola – using satellite imagery to understand recent events
Catoca mine in Angola – using satellite imagery to understand recent events
20 July 2021
Hulunbuir: a very serious double dam failure in China on 18 July 2021
Hulunbuir: a very serious double dam failure occurred in Inner Mongolia in northern China on 18 July 2021, causing extensive flooding
22 February 2021
The valley blocking landslide at Rishi Ganga created by the Chamoli landslide
High resolution Planet Labs images of the valley blocking landslide at Rishi Ganga, created by the Chamoli landslide
10 February 2021
Hydroelectric power, dams and landslides in the Himalayas (and in other high mountain areas)
Hydroelectric power, dams and the growing list of landslide accidents in the Himalayas (and in other high mountain areas)
28 May 2020
The July 2018 Xe Nammoy hydropower complex dam failure: a new paper
A recent paper (Latrubesse et al. 2020) suggests that the catastrophic July 2018 Xe Nammoy hydropower complex dam failure in Laos might have been caused by piping and slope failure of the dam, a mechanism that is similar to the #Edenville dam failure.
27 May 2020
The aftermath of the Sanford dam failure in Michigan
Planet Labs have now captured high resolution imagery of the aftermath of the failure of Sandford dam in Michigan last week
26 May 2020
Punatsangchhu I: identifying ancient landslides in high mountain areas
A new paper published in Scientific Reports (Dini et al. 2020), and thus open access, uses InSAR to show movements of a large slope adjacent to the under construction Punatsangchhu I dam in Bhutan
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
21 May 2020
Edenville Dam failure: the astonishing video of the collapse sequence
Edenville Dam failure: an astonishing video of the full collapse sequence is on Youtube. It appears to show a geotechnical failure rather than overtopping
20 May 2020
Edenville dam: a major dam collapse in Michigan
In Midland County, Michigan collapse is underway of Edenville dam, driven by heavy rainfall. Reports suggest that a second dam may also be failing.
Dave Petley is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. His blog provides a commentary on landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.