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31 December 2009
Mudslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Various international news agencies are reporting that the year is ending with a number of fatal landslides in and around Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. For example, the BBC report says: “Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Brazil, leaving at least 11 people dead. Officials said the worst incident had occurred in Jacarepagua, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro state, where a family of five died …
5 October 2009
The elephant and the landslide
In one of the strangest stories of the year, Tempo Interaktif in Indonesia reports the death of an elephant, and three people, in a landslide in Sumatra: “Heavy rains in Lampung Province have triggered landslide which killed three people in Tanggamus Regency and cut the Sumatra inter-provincial road in the western coast of the island on Sunday. A hillside was heavily eroded by the rain and mudslide blocked the main …
23 September 2009
An interesting landslide website: Observatoire Multidisciplinaire des Instabilités de Versants' (OMIV)
In France there is an organisation called OMIV (Observatoire Multidisciplinaire des Instabilités de Versants), which is charged with the responsibility to “conduct geomorphologic, geologic, hydrologic, geophysical and seismic studies related to long-term monitoring, understanding of processes, and assessment of hazards at several active landslides”. Perhaps most interestingly, they make the data from their various measurements available online, which provides a great research and teaching tool. The website is here:http://eost.u-strasbg.fr/omiv/Accueil.html The …
An interesting landslide website: Observatoire Multidisciplinaire des Instabilités de Versants’ (OMIV)
In France there is an organisation called OMIV (Observatoire Multidisciplinaire des Instabilités de Versants), which is charged with the responsibility to “conduct geomorphologic, geologic, hydrologic, geophysical and seismic studies related to long-term monitoring, understanding of processes, and assessment of hazards at several active landslides”. Perhaps most interestingly, they make the data from their various measurements available online, which provides a great research and teaching tool. The website is here:http://eost.u-strasbg.fr/omiv/Accueil.html The …
18 August 2009
A first decent view of the Shiaolin (Hsiao-Lin) Landslide
First, apologies if my posts are a little sporadic (and if I am not replying to your emails). I am currently on leave in the Swiss Alps. However, I will continue to make short posts over the next fortnight, especially in light of the Taiwan landslides. Thanks again to Tsou Ching-Ying of Kyoto University for bringing to my attention a Youtube video of the Shiaolin site. This is of course …
10 August 2009
Breaking news? Hundreds missing in Taiwan landslides after Typhoon Morakot?
The Taiwan Government’s news agency is reporting that hundreds of people may be missing after mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot: “An estimated 500 to 600 people remain unaccounted for Monday after mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot hit an isolated mountain village in southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung County, according to rescued villagers.” This story has been expanded by Taiwan News: “An estimated 500 to 600 people remain unaccounted for Monay after mudslides …
5 September 2008
Hurricane landslides in Haiti
A perennial landslide story at this time of year is the triggering by a tropical cyclone of landslides in Haiti. This year the hurricane season has been particularly cruel, with three large events in a month. Hanna, the most recent, appears to have stalled close to Haiti for a day or so, causing torrential rainfall. At the moment reports suggest that 136 people have been killed in flash floods and …
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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