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6 March 2023
Luccombe: the individual impact of coastal landslides
The BBC has an article about a man in Luccombe on the Isle of Wight, whose house is threatened by a rapidly developing coastal landslide.
15 March 2022
A drone video of the B4069 Lyneham landslide
A drone video has been posted to Youtube showing the Lyneham landslide in S. England. It shows that construction work was underway in the field upslope of the section of road that failed.
25 February 2022
Lyneham – an interesting landslide from the south of England
Last week, a landslide disrupted the B4069 road at Lyneham in S. England. Initial analysis suggests this could be the reactivation of an ancient solifluction failure.
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.
10 June 2021
Legal proposals to improve safety on Welsh and English coal tips
The Law Commission has published welcome proposals to change the legal framework on the management of coal tip safety in England and Wales
1 March 2021
Staithes: an interesting place to pitch a tent for the weekend
Staithes: an interesting place to pitch a tent for the weekend. A couple and their child pitched their tent on the top of a landslide block
4 February 2021
The White Cliffs of Dover chalk cliff collapse
The 3 February 2021 White Cliffs of Dover chalk cliff collapse in Kent, England, which was caught on a brilliant video.
29 January 2021
An interesting example of coastal erosion at Happisburgh in Norfolk
An interesting example of coastal erosion at Happisburgh in Norfolk, driven by the recent rainfall from Storm Christoph
1 June 2020
Eastchurch – a coastal landslide in Kent, SE England
Two coastal landslides at Eastchurch in Kent, SE England have caused serious damage to a house located close to the edge of the cliff.
20 March 2020
Sinking ships to stop erosion
Sinking ships to stop erosion: the banks of the River Severn in England have been protected from landslides by sinking disused barges, creating a graveyard of old vessels
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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