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13 February 2012
The Tumbi Quarry landslide – on the difference between trigger and cause
There continues to be a moderate level of media interest in the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea, with most of that focusing on the role of the quarry. LNG Watch have examined some of the documents that the project operators themselves have online and have shown that audits of the project last year raised questions about the stewardship of the quarry site. It is not entirely clear as …
11 February 2012
Continued questions about the role of the quarry in the Tumbi Quarry landslide
Further consideration of the role of the quarry in the failure of the Tumbi Quarry landslide
10 February 2012
Comparing the response to the Tumbi Quarry and Philippines earthquake landslides
An update on both the Tumbi Quarry and Philippine earthquake landslides, including new images from the Philippines
7 February 2012
An official report on the Tumbi Quarry landslide
An analysis of a report into the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea. Many questions remain about this event
1 February 2012
Investigating the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea
A further review of the role of quarrying in the Tumbi Quarry landslide, Papua New Guinea. An independent investigation is needed to explain the contradictions.
31 January 2012
An update on the Tumbi Quarry (Papua New Guinea) landslide
An update on the Tumbi Quarry landslide, Papua New Guinea. The slope may have contained a quarry from an Exxon-Mobil pipeline project
24 January 2012
Breaking (with pictures) – very large landslide in Papua New Guinea
A very large landslide has occurred in Papua New Guinea, in an area in which a LNG pipeline is under construction. 40 people may be missing.
31 May 2009
Large fatal landslide in Papua New Guinea
On 25th May there was a large landslide in Papua New Guinea that reportedly killed 19 people. Reports about this event have been rather hard to come by, so I went searching through the Papua New Guinea only newspaper sites. The most dramatic image is this one, from The National: It is clear that this is very large landslide (see below). The dynamics are fascinating as the source area appears …
27 May 2009
Landslides from Cyclone Alia in Darjeeling
One of the most admirable landslide websites that I know is the Save the Hills blog, which is the mouthpiece of a community level group trying to raise awareness of the problems of landslides in Darjeeling in NE India. I have featured this site several times before. As Cyclone Alia has closed in on the area over the last few days See below) they have been warning of the danger …
25 April 2008
Updated: 25th April: The Kaiapit Landslide, Papua New Guinea, 1988
Update: Mark Drechsler has provided some images of the Kaiapit landslide, which are now integrated into the text below. Thanks to Mark for this – it is much appreciated. All images copyright of Mark Drechsler. In addition, I have placed a copy of the Drechsler et al (1989) paper on the International Landslide Centre website here. It provides a fascinating level of detail about the slide. I recommend this paper …
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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