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9 June 2023
The causes of the 30 December 2020 Gjerdrum landslide in Norway
An official investigation highlighted that the cause of the 30 December 2020 Gjerdrum landslide in Norway was a series of small failures along the stream, probably resulting from rainfall.
27 April 2021
Great Whale River: a very large, low-angled landslide in Canada on 22 April 2021
On 22 April 2021 a very large landslide occurred on the Great Whale River in Quebec, Canada. Images suggest that this landslide, which is about 4 km long, was a quick clay slide.
1 January 2021
The scale of the Gjerdrum landslide: a helicopter video
The scale of the Gjerdrum landslide: NGI have released a helicopter video that shows the staggering extent of the quick clay failure.
31 December 2020
An update on the Gjerdrum landslide in Norway
An update on the Gjerdrum landslide in Norway – 10 people remain missing, but the one source of hope is that overnight a dog named Zajka was rescued
18 June 2020
Quick clay landslides: an online documentary about Rissa
Quick clay landslides: a documentary film made by NGI, posted to Youtube about the Rissa landslide, illustrates the strange properties of quick clays .
8 June 2020
A further significant failure at the site of the Alta quick clay landslide
On Friday 5 Jue 2020 a further significant failure occurred at the site of the Alta quick clay landslide. The landslide has destroyed a section of road
5 June 2020
The Alta Quick Clay Landslide: further footage
New footage has been posted to Youtube showing the Alta Quick Clay landslide, including drone imagery of the aftermath of the main failure
4 June 2020
Alta: a truly remarkable video of a quick clay landslide in Norway
The remarkable video of a landslide at Alta in Norway yesterday is probably the finest recording of a quick clay landslide to date.
19 March 2020
The May 1971 Saint Jean Vianney landslide disaster
In May 1971 the Saint Jean Vianney landslide, a very large failure in a sensitive clay, destroyed 40 houses and killed 31 people in Canada
14 November 2019
Lokeberg: an interesting quick clay slide triggered by piling in Western Sweden
On 13 November 2019 a landslide affected a coastal area at Lokeburg in western Sweden. It appears that this was a quick clay landslide triggered by piling for a new beach house.
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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