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26 February 2019
Two interesting new landslide videos from the Himalayas
Heavy rainfall and snow over the Himalayas in recent days has triggered extensive landslides, with many roads being blocked.
25 November 2018
Video: a spectacular double flow-type failure from Kerala, India
A remarkable video has been posted on Youtube showing a channelised debris flow from Kerala in India. The landslide occurred in two very dynamic phases
16 July 2018
High resolution satellite imagery of the Japan landslide disaster
Planet Labs have been able to collect 0.8 m resolution SkySat imagery of the aftermath of the Japan landslide disaster in the Kure area, near Hiroshima
15 July 2018
Panjshir province, Afghanistan: using Planet Labs imagery to interpret the deadly debris flow
On 12th July 2018 a massive debris flow struck the village of Pashgor in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, killing at least ten people. Planet Labs imagery shows that this was triggered by the collapse of an ephemeral lake about 15 km upstream
22 June 2018
A remarkable debris flow video from Ladakh
A remarkable video has been posted to Youtube showing a debris flow at Nubra in Ladakh, northern India. The debris flow might have been associated with a glacier event such as a GLOF
22 February 2018
River of rock: a fantastic video of a granular flow from New Zealand
Ex Cyclone Gita has triggered a spectacular “river of rock” debris on the Rakaia River in New Zealand. This was captured on an amazing video by local farmer Donna Field
20 February 2018
First satellite images of the Puerto Venus debris flows
Parts of the track Puerto Venus debris flows in Colombia last week have been captured on satellite imagery by Planet Labs
19 February 2018
Puerto Venus: massive debris flows in Colombia yesterday
The village of Puerto Venus in Antiquio, Colombia was struck by a massive debris flow last week. Early indications are that this may have been the result of the breach of a valley-blocking landslide upstream at El Piñal
15 February 2018
The evolution of post-seismic debris flows
A paper recently published in Engineering Geology (Fan et al. 2018) provides fascinating insights into the evolution of post-seismic debris flows, based on a study in the Wenchuan earthquake area of China
16 January 2018
Satellite images of the Montecito debris flows in California
Last week significant debris flows struck the Montecito area of California, causing at least 20 fatalities. Planet Labs have now captured medium and high resolution images of the area affected.
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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