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20 September 2013
First images of the La Pintada landslide in Mexico
Spectacular images are now emerging of the La Pintada landslide in Mexico, which is now believed to have killed 68 people
19 September 2013
First reports of a major landslide in Mexico
Initial reports are emerging that a landslide at the village of La Pintada in Mexico has left 58 people missing
25 February 2013
Rockfalls shaking a volcanic lava dome apart (including a dramatic video)
James Reynolds has collected a remarkable video of rockfall activity on Paluweh volcano in Indonesia as seismic events shake the lava dome
23 July 2012
A weekend of landslide incidents
This weekend there were many landslide incidents around the world. This blog post highlights nine of them, in the UK, Austria, Canada, Mexico, India and China
8 October 2010
September 2010 fatal landslide statistics
Most readers will be aware that I collate statistics for fatal landslides occurring worldwide. I have now processed the statistics for September, and the results are as follows: Number of landslide events that caused one or more fatalities worldwide: 36Number of people killed by landslides: 377 This compares with the following average number for 2002-2009: Number of landslide events that caused one or more fatalities worldwide: 37.4 Number of people …
6 April 2010
Dust cloud video indicates substantial numbers of landslides from the Baja California earthquake in Mexico
The Mw=7.2 earthquake on the Laguna Salada fault in Mexico on Sunday was certainly sufficiently large and shallow (10 km) to generate landslides, and there are areas of mountains that provide enough relief for slides to develop. To date the number of reports of slides is quite limited, but CNN has this amazing amateur footage of the mountains to the south of Mexicali. The huge dust clouds were almost certainly …
19 October 2009
Latest update on Typhoon Lupit (Typhoon Ramil) and Hurricane Rick
Latest update here Unfortunately the news on typhoon Lupit (Ramil in the Philippines) is not getting any better. The storm has now turned towards the west and is picking up speed. It is now moving on a bearing of about 300 degrees at about 9 knots (c.17 kmh). This means that it is forecast to start to make landfall on the northern side of Luzon on Wednesday / Thursday. The …
25 January 2009
Two interesting recent landslides
Two interesting landslides to report in the last few days. 1. Landslide in Iztapalapa, Mexico CityOn Thursday morning a 50 cubic metre landslide in the Itzapalapa, a poor suburb of Mexico City slid onto a house at the toe of the slope, killing two people. Chinagate has published a rather dramatic picture of the site: The interesting thing about this image is the very large (apparently 5 m high) retaining …
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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