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13 November 2008
Another remarkable landslide video
I have just come across the following landslide video. I have now idea where it is from or when it occurred, but it is certainly worth a look: Unfortunately I cannot get the embed to work as it always links to a different video (which appears to be about casting fashion models!). As an alternative, the URL of the video on the host website is as follows:http://www.planetvids.com/Crazy-Videos/9448/Monster-Mudslide/ The rest of …
12 June 2008
Debris flow video from Hong Kong
Thanks to a former student for bringing the following video to my attention. Hopefully it will play directly when you click on the box below – if not then take a look at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2uTKyK1c9k This channelised debris flow occurred on Lantau Island, near to Hong Kong airport, on 7th June when the area was affected by an exceptional (“black”) rainfall event. In a single hour Hong Kong observatory recorded 140 mm …
28 May 2008
Sichuan – what does a landslide look like in reality?
Understanding what a landslide is actually like is rather difficult when you can only see the deposit and the scar. Now, all landslides are of course different, but in the case of Sichuan we are dealing with some of the most rapid and dangerous ones. So, I thought it would be constructive to post the following Youtube video, which was taken in Malaysia in 1993. Click on it to view …
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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