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30 September 2011
Typhoon Nalgae: High landslide potential in the Philippines over the next 24 Hours
A brief report on typhoon Nalgae, which is likely to make landfall in the Philippines in the next 24 hours.
31 August 2011
Garbage dump landslide in the Philippines
Images of a remarkable garbage dump landslide in the Philippines earlier this week, triggered by typhoon Nanmadol.
26 July 2011
Tropical Storm Nock-Ten is making landfall in the Philippines
A brief description of Tropical Storm Nock-Ten, which is likely to bring landslides to the Philippines over the next 24 hours.
28 April 2011
Mining-related landslides in the Philippines
A discussion about mining-related landslides in Mindanao in the Philippines, including a discussion of the difficulties of reducing the losses associated with them.
23 January 2011
Losses from the Brazil, Sri Lanka and Philippines landslide disasters
I thought a summary of the current levels of known losses from the three big landslide and flood disasters that have greeted the New Year would be helpful: 1. Brazil The latest update on losses of life in this disaster is as follows, according to the Brazil Civil Defence Agency: Nova Friburgo: 389 deaths Teresopolis: 324 deaths Petropolis: 65 deaths, Sumidouro: 22 deaths Other towns: 3 deaths Total: 803 fatalities, …
6 January 2011
Thursday round-up – landslides in the last week
Occasionally, I provide a round up of landslide events and news that has caught my eye in the last week. This is of course the low season for landslides worldwide, so fortunately the number of events is low: 1. Cliff collapse in Dover, UK On 1st January there was a mild flurry of interest in concerns that a rockfall on chalk cliffs near to Dover in Kent, in SE. England, …
21 December 2010
Community-based landslide warning systems
This post features the development of community-based landslide warning systems in less developed countries, using an example by way of an illustration. There is also a short consideration of the current European and US weather in the context of climate change.
19 October 2010
Typhoon Megi and the Philippines
In the last 24 hours Typhoon Megi has tracked from east to west across northern Luzon in the Philippines (map from here): At the time of landfall this was a true super typhoon. Even in its current weakened state it is generating gusts of up to 195 kph. Inevitably, it has brought very heavy rainfall to the north of the Philippines, although to date there is no news of any …
30 October 2009
Typhoon Mirinae (Santi) is likely to pass across Luzon in the next 24 hours
The latest track forecasts for Typhoon Mirinae (Santi) suggest that a direct hit on Luzon is now highly likely:Mirinae is not especially strong in terms of windspeed, but the eTRaP data suggest that rainfall volumes are high (this is the precipitation forecast for the next 24 hours): The topography of this area is pretty mountainous, and the typhoon will pass close to Manila: The ground is likely to still be …
29 October 2009
Typhoon Mirinae (Santi)
Click here for the latest update Once again Luzon in the Philippines is staring down the barrel of a powerful tropical cyclone, Typhoon Mirinae (known locally as Typhoon Santi). The storm is currently forecast to track across the southern part of Luzon on Friday evening:The 24 hour eTRaP precipitation forecast for the storm suggests that it is, as expected, inducing substantial amounts of precipitation along track: At the moment the …
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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