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29 January 2013
A round up of just a few of the recent landslide events
In the last few weeks there has been an unusual amount of landslide activity worldwide. This is just a few of the more interesting events, there are many more that I’ll try to cover in the next few days. Thanks to everyone who has pointed them out to e, and apologies if I have not acknowledged your contribution or covered your story yet. Please do keep them coming! 1. The …
28 January 2013
The video of the Mount Dixon (Aoraki Mount Cook) rock avalanche in motion
. At the time of the rock avalanche on Mount Dixon in Aoraki Mount Cook in New Zealand last week it was reported that at least one of the occupants of the Plateau Hut caught the video in action. This has proven to be the case – 3 News NZ has obtained the footage from the climber – Neil Wiltshire – and has a nice report that features it. At …
23 January 2013
An analysis, based on Images and video, of the Mount Cook National Park landslide on Monday
An initial analysis of the Mount Dixon landslide in New Zealand on Monday
4 January 2013
A round-up of recent landslide stories and incidents
A round-up of interesting landslide stories in the last week, including the UK, New Zealand, Brazil and Malaysia
26 November 2012
Rockfall risk assessment reports for the Port Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand
A series of reports on the level of life risk from rockfalls in the Port Hills area of Christchurch in New Zealand has now been released by the council
26 October 2012
Landslides in Art Part 15 – The Landslide Blues
The latest in my landslides in art series, featuring a song: The Landslide Blues by Mark Owen
15 October 2012
An easy Monday morning – a fantastic cliff collapse video from New Zealand
A remarkable video of a cliff collapse in New Zealand in 2000 and an image of a similar landslide on Friday
24 September 2012
So how does a landslide manage to do that?
Very large rock avalanches deposits often show severe fragmentation and yet retain their originnal structure. This post explores this phenomenon using examples from New Zealand and the Alps.
22 September 2012
Examples of ongoing slope deformation in New Zealand
Three examples of actively deforming slopes from New Zealand. Many slopes show slow deformation; knowing which are likely to fail is a significant challenge
Landslides and the Alpine Fault in New Zealand
Images of the Alpine Fault in New Zealand, and of associated landslides in the vicinity of the fault
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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