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28 September 2016
Rizhao rockslide: a narrow escape in a new public park in Shandong, China
On Saturday a large rockslide occurred at a brand new public park in Rizhao in Shandong, eastern China. The event appears to have been a lucky escape.
19 July 2016
The Aranayake landslide disaster in Sri Lanka – a JICA report
The Aranayake landslide disaster in Sri Lanka JICA has now posted a report online (NB it’s a PDF) providing the initial results of an investigation of the May 2016 Aranayake landslide disaster in Sri Lanka, which killed 127 people. This is a complex landslide – the image below from the report provides the best overview of the whole of the landslide, from the small failure at the crown to the …
20 May 2016
The GFDRR ThinkHazard! tool
Yesterday the GFDRR launched its new ThinkHazard! tool, intended to provide high level mapping and advice on the likelihood of natural hazards in poor countries
24 March 2016
The Yale Himalaya Initiative landslide hazard map for Nepal
The Yale Himalaya Initiative has generated a landslide hazard map for Nepal. it is very unclear as to what this map is actually showing.
13 December 2013
The Utah rockfall tragedy – the importance of interpreting clues in the landscape
The fatal Utah rockfall yesterday highlights the importance of using geomorphic evidence to highlight dangerous locations below steep slopes
25 October 2013
Review of a paper: A risk society? Environmental hazards, risk and resilience in the later Middle Ages in Europe
Chris Gerrard, an Archaeologist from Durham, and I have recently written an open access paper in the journal Natural Hazards that examines the preparation for and responses to disasters in Middle Ages Europe
7 December 2012
Evaluating the causes of the Typhoon Bopha / Pablo disaster
An examination as to why the losses in Typhoon Bopha / Pablo were so high. With investment this level of loss is entirely avoidable
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
12 October 2012
Safeland project reports
A number of really interesting reports about landslide hazard and risk are now available on the Safeland web site
25 September 2012
An update on the Johnsons Landing landslide in Canada
The Johnsons Landing landslide in BC, Canada back in July killed four people and was the subject of some remarkable video footage. An investigation is now underway of the future stability of the site; an update was released in the last few days. The Nelson Star reports that: “After a geotechnical team visited Johnsons Landing this month, experts have more insight into what led to the slide and what is …
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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