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13 October 2020
The role of mycorrhizal fungi in preventing landslides
An interesting short article points out that mycorrhizal fungi may play a key in reducing the susceptibility to landslides
31 January 2020
Do trees make slopes more stable?
A new study (Lan et al 2020) explores whether planting trees increases slope stability. Spoiler alert: in general they do on lower angled slopes, but on steep slopes they can reduce stability.
7 September 2016
Why maintaining forest roads is important – a large landslide triggered by a small culvert failure
Why maintaining forest roads is important – a large landslide triggered by a small culvert failure in the Six Rivers National Forest in California
13 February 2011
Two videos: the aftermath of the remarkable Turkish open cast mine accident and a CNN hero
A short post proving a video of the aftermath of the turkish open cast mine accident, and a link to a CNN video on the work Of Anne Hallum
25 October 2010
Landslides, forests and pandas – conservation and the Wenchuan earthquake
The vast number of landslides triggered by the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, and in its aftermath has been extensively described, not least on this blog. One of the documented impacts of these landslides was the well-documented loss of habitat of the giant panda (A. melanoleuca) due to extensive forest loss. However, there is a great deal more to that story than meets the eye, as a newly-published paper by Vina …
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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