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9 December 2011
Away from AGU – images of rockfalls as they occurred during the June 2011 Christchurch earthquake
As AGU 2011 draws to a close (and I still have some blog posts to write about the meeting), I need to try to catch up on a substantial backlog of landslide news. So, to start off, Monica Gowan from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch has sent these two pictures of the rockfalls as they occurred in the Sumner area of New Zealand on 13th June. Please note that …
30 July 2011
Landslides associated with tree felling in New Zealand
Three landslide types observed in New Zealand on my travels. All occurred in a recently logged area.
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 …
2 August 2010
Images of landslides triggered by the Haiti earthquake
The USGS have posted a set of images taken by Randy Jibson and Ed Harp of landslides triggered by the Haiti earthquake earlier this year. The images may be found here: http://landslides.usgs.gov/learning/photos/international/haiti_earthquake-induced_landslides__january_12__2010 Although the occurrence of landslides was certainly lower than we might have expected, there are some interesting landslides included: A useful resource and a salient reminder of the threats that the people of Haiti face during this hurricane …
11 June 2010
Two very interesting galleries of recent landslides
I am now trying to catch up on everything that has been pushed aside by the Attabad landslide saga. Whilst all of this has been going on there have been a number of other substantial landslide events. Two of these have impressive galleries of images available, both of which are worth a look: 1. Tropical Cyclone Agatha in GuatemalaThe landfall of Tropical Cyclone Agatha on 29th May triggered extensive landslides …
The continued threat posed by landslides at Attabad
Attention continues to be focused upon the state of the spillway at Attabad, and in particular the likely impact of the increase in flow we might see over the next few weeks. Yesterday’s images from Focus showed that slow evolution of the spillway continues, with the lake level reported to have dropped only by a:n inch (2.5 cm): However, we must not lose sight of the potential for other failure …
5 March 2010
The Attabad landslide in N. Pakistan – some initial images from my field visit this week
I am now back from my comparatively short but very interesting trip to the Attabad landslide in N. Pakistan. I will make a series of posts about this serious but very interesting landslide over the next few days. As a taster, here a few images of the site. The first image was taken from the top of the 1858 Salmanabad landslide deposit, looking upstream to the Attabad slide. The scar …
1 January 2010
Latest updates on the Brazil landslides
Latest update (3rd Jan 22:40 UT) here Updated 22:47 UT with revised fatality countUpdated with an additional photo Globo now has a more detailed report with images of the landslides today in Brazil that I covered in an earlier post. 1. The landslide at pousada Sankay (Sankai) in Praia do Bananal, Ilha GrandeNineteen (Nb updated from 14) bodies have now been found at the site of the lodge and in …
25 November 2009
A follow up to the Tennessee landslide video
A couple of weeks ago I highlighted a new landslide video from Highway 64 in Tennessee, USA. Thanks to the excellent GeoPracNet for highlighting that some aerial imagery is now available from News Channel 9 of the slide: Photo by Dennis Hutcheson The sliding plane was clearly an existing discontinuity sub-parallel to the slope, with movement perhaps being allowed by the cutting of the slope to create the road bench.
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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