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26 April 2015
Landslides from the Nepal earthquake yesterday
Landslides are likely to have been a major impact from the Nepal Earthquake. Tom Robinson at the University of Canterbury has run an initial analysis of the likely distribution
1 December 2014
Landslides in the Movies Part 2: The Railway Children (1970)
The 1970 movie The Railway Children featured a translational landslide that blocked a railway track. Fortunately three children were on hand to save the day
6 November 2014
Review of a paper: the role of earthquakes and climate change in generating landslides in Peru
A new paper suggests that in Peru periods of high landslide activity may be associated with earthquakes rather than El Nino induced periods of high precipitation.
6 October 2014
Fatal landslides in the first seven months of 2014
Data for fatal landslides in January to July 2014 show that there was a total of 222 events killing 1466 people, mostly in Asia.
10 March 2014
UBC distinguished lecture powerpoint file: Earthquake-induced landslides – lessons from Taiwan, Pakistan, China and New Zealand
The powerpoint file from my UBC Geological Engineering Distinguished Lecture on Earthquake Induced Landslides
27 April 2013
Landslide hazards in the aftermath of the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan
Information is now emerging about the response by the authorities to the threat of landslides in the upcoming rainy season in the area affected by the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan Provice, China
12 June 2012
Video of the aftermath of yesterday’s earthquake triggered landslide in Afghanistan
A video is now available of the aftermath of the landslide triggered by the earthquake in Afghanistan yesterday
4 June 2012
Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society Through Improved Understanding
This is the powerpoint presentation of my opening keynote address at the 11th International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes
27 April 2012
Before and after – the Hattian landslide in Pakistan
A comparison of before and after images of the Hattian landslide in Pakistan
19 March 2012
Landslides and constrictions – a request for help (and, incidentally, an amazing benefit of geoblogging)
A request for help to find examples of landslides that pass through constrictions
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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