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14 July 2011
Another remarkable video of the Dalhousie landslide
A new video has emerged of the Dalhousie landslide in India. Wow!
12 July 2011
Two of the best videos so far – why you don’t want to get caught by a landslide
Why you don’t want to get caught in a landslide part one: This was recorded at Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh in India. The main slide happens in the first 30 seconds of the film. When you watch it a second time, keep an eye on the material on the right side of the slide, and in particular the impact that it makes when it reaches the road. Thanks to Sam …
5 July 2011
Downloadable presentation on landslides in South Asia
This post presents the powerpoint file for a talk glandsiven at ITC in the Netherlands on fatal landslide occurrence in South Asia. The powerpoint file can be downloaded.
9 June 2011
Some notable landslides in the last week
As I noted in my previous post, we are now just entering the global landslide season. In the last week there has been a marked increase in significant landslides in the Northern Hemisphere. Clearly, during the summer I won’t be highlighting the vast majority of those that occur, but thought it would be interesting just to draw attention to just a few of those that have happened in the last …
29 November 2010
Update on the Tawang Monastery and a good article on the tribulations of Pakistan
Update on Tawang Thanks to reader Adrian Moon for tracking this down – an image of the landslide affecting the Tawang Monastery site in India has been posted on the Echo of Aranchal website: Whilst it is hard to place the image, the most likely spot appears to be the west-facing slope section, which looks to have a landslide morphology: The cycle of disaster in Pakistan The BBC News website …
26 September 2010
Images of yesterday’s landslide-induced train incidents
First, an apology in advance. I am just en route to Chengdu in China, where I will stay until Saturday. Whilst this provides an opportunity to return to Beichuan, which will be very interesting in the context of the rainfall-induced landslides this summer, it presents some other challenges. The most serious of these is that Blogger is blocked by the Great Firewall of China, so I will not be able …
Images of yesterday's landslide-induced train incidents
First, an apology in advance. I am just en route to Chengdu in China, where I will stay until Saturday. Whilst this provides an opportunity to return to Beichuan, which will be very interesting in the context of the rainfall-induced landslides this summer, it presents some other challenges. The most serious of these is that Blogger is blocked by the Great Firewall of China, so I will not be able …
25 September 2010
Three landslide-induced railway incidents in a single day
News today of three different incidents from around the world: 1. New Zealand NZ Herald reports that a milk train hit a landslide in Manawatu Gorge. Fortunately there were no injuries, or even a need to cry over spilt milk… 2. India Bangalore Mirror reports that three coaches of the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore Express train were buried by a landslide in a narrow cutting at Mulunthurthy. Three people were injured, plus there …
10 August 2010
Updates for Pakistan, China and India flood and landslide crises, 10th August
As yesterday, this is a brief review of the state of play with the three substantial landslide and flood crises in Asia. 1. PakistanThe flood wave continues to work its way down the Indus, and is now in the Province of Sindh. As forecast, heavy rainfall exacerbated the situation yesterday, with totals of over 100 mm in some areas of the province. Kyber-Pakhtunkhwa also saw falls of 30 mm …
9 August 2010
Updates on landslides and floods in Pakistan, China and India
It is rather difficult to keep up with all the landslides occurring in Asia at present, so for now I’ll provide a brief review of the current situation across the three major areas affected: 1. PakistanThe situation in Pakistan becomes increasingly desperate. Further heavy rainfall in the mountains in the northwest has meant increased landslide and flood occurrence, and a huge reduction in the aid effort. The FFD hydrographs in …
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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