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23 October 2018
Jomda County: a large, valley blocking landslide in Tibet on 11th October
A large valley blocking landslide occurred at Bolo Township in Jomda County, Tibet on 11th October, causing 20,000 people to be evacuated.
22 October 2018
Yarlung Tsangpo: a large valley blocking landslide in Tibet
Last week a very large landslide occurred on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, temporarily blocking the river. The dam has now breached.
13 September 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut, Hurricane Florence and the earthquake in Hokkaido
In a short space of time, Typhoon Mangkhut, Hurricane Florence and the earthquake in Hokkaido all have the potential to generate large numbers of landslides
11 September 2018
Drone footage of landslides from the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
High quality drone footage has been posted on Facebook providing detailed views of the landslides from the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake
5 September 2018
The Mw=6.6 earthquake in Hokkaido, Japan: early indications of significant landslides
Initial images from Japan indicated that the Mw=6.6 earthquake in Hokkaido today has induced significant numbers of landslides
20 July 2018
Losses from landslides in China – a new study
In a new paper in the journal Landslides, Lin and Wong (2018) analyse losses from landslides in China from 1950 to 2016. They show that, excluding earthquake triggered events, 28,139 people died in 1233 fatal landslide events.
17 July 2018
Nanyu Township: a very large landslide in Gansu Province on Thursday 12th July 2018
On 12th July 2018 a 5 million cubic metre landslide occurred at Nanyu township in Gansu Province, China, partially blocking the large Bailong River.
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
12 July 2018
Images of the disastrous landslides in Japan this week
Over the last week exceptional rainfall has triggered thousands of landslides in Japan, with disastrous consequences. Images are starting to emerge showing the scale of the disaster.
3 July 2018
Shimian County: a freak rockfall accident in China
On 30th June a rockfall caused a freak fatal accident in Shimian County in Sichuan Province, China. The boulder penetrated and became wedged in the cab of a coach carrying 38 people, killing the driver.
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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