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15 February 2015
Fox Glacier – a time lapse video of slope failures as the glacier retreats
Victoria University of Wellington has compiled a fascinating time lapse video of slope movements as the Fox Glacier in New Zealand retreats in response to climate change
23 August 2014
Dariali Gorge: another very large landslide from the Devdoraki glacier
On 20th August another very large landslide descended from the Devdoraki Glacier in Georgia, blocking the main highway through the Dariali Gorge
20 May 2014
Dariali Valley landslide: images of the failure
New images have emerged of the Dariali Valley landslide in Georgia on Saturday. It appears that this was a long runout debris flow that started with a slope failure beneath a glacier
6 February 2013
Probably the largest mass movement ever recorded on video
The makers of the film Chasing Ice recorded an extraordinary collapse event on the Ilulissat Glacier in Western Greenland. This video is now available on Youtube
20 July 2012
Friday fun: So how does a landslide generate a tsunami? An amazing video of a collapsing glacier
A remarkable new video of a collapsing glacier from Greenland elegantly illustrates the processes through which landslides generate tsunamis
12 April 2012
The Siachen Glacier avalanche (138 people killed) was an ice-rock avalanche
Examination of images demonstrates that though this has been reported as an avalanche, it was a in fact a landslide. About 150 people died.
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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