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30 January 2017
The human cost of landslides in 2016
Analysis of my landslide database shows that the human cost of landslides in 2016 was lower than average, although the number of events was high
13 October 2016
Nepal landslides 2016: losses at the end of the rainy season
Nepal landslides 2016: analysis of my dataset for the last 36 years suggest that 2016 was the worst year on record for landslide events.
1 August 2016
2016 landslide losses
A comparison of 2016 landslide losses to date with those for 2015 suggest that the cost of mass movements this year is high
17 June 2016
Review of a paper: fatal landslides in Europe
In a paper just published in the journal landslides, Haque et al (2016) present data on fatal landslides in Europe between 1995 and 2014
18 May 2016
Fatal landslides in 2016 so far
A review of fatal landslides in 2016 to date suggests that so far the number of events and number of deaths is very similar to 2015
6 October 2014
Fatal landslides in the first seven months of 2014
Data for fatal landslides in January to July 2014 show that there was a total of 222 events killing 1466 people, mostly in Asia.
16 September 2013
Fatal landslides in Asia – an updated map
The distribution of fatal landslides in Asia is very uneven. This is an updated map based upon my landslide database
8 January 2013
Increased occurrence of landslides in the UK in the last year – and the relationship to rainfall
The BGS have posted an article about increased occurrence of British landslides recently. There is an interesting spatial relationshipwith Met Office rainfall data.
16 November 2012
Losses from landslides in Colombia
A brief review of the levels of loss of life from landslides in Colombia in recent years.
3 November 2012
Fatal landslides in Nepal in 2012
A review of landslide losses in Nepal in 2012 in comparison with the last 30 years. Losses were below the recent average, probably because the monsoon was weak.
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.
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