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20 May 2019
The Joffre Peak rock avalanches: new images
Good satellite and aerial imagery is now appearing showing the extent of the Joffre Peak rock avalanches in Canada last week
17 May 2019
Another, probably even larger, rock avalanche on Joffre Peak
Yesterday a second, probably even larger, rock avalanche occurred on Joffre Peak in British Columbia in Canada, following the first event on Sunday.
15 May 2019
Joffre Peak: a significant rock avalanche in Canada
On Monday morning at 07:41 am local time, a significant rock avalanche occurred at Joffre Peak in British Columbia in Canada
9 May 2019
Rock avalanche mobility is controlled by the characteristics of material in the path of the flow
A new study in the journal Engineering Geology indicates that a key control on rock avalanche mobility is the characteristics of the material along the path
30 April 2019
Bashkara Glacier: a major rock avalanche in the Caucasus last week
Satellite imagery shows that a major rock avalanche, with a runout length of about 2.7 km, occurred on the Bashkara Glacier in the Caucasus last week.
18 February 2019
The giant Daguangbao landslide: superheated steam and hot carbon dioxide
The runout of the one cubic kilometre Daguangbao landslide was controlled by complex processes in a basal layer that may have been just 0.1 mm thick
28 December 2018
Chaos Jumbles: a fine example of a large volcanic landslide
Chaos Jumbles: a fine example of a large volcanic landslide in California, caused by three successive dome collapse events
14 December 2018
The Nyixoi Chongco rock avalanche in Tibet
The Nyixoi Chongco rock avalanche; a spectacular, very large ancient landslide in a tectonically active area of the Tibetan Plateau
26 July 2018
Detail on the Fagraskógarfjall landslide from the Icelandic Met Office
Two articles on Icelandic Met Office website provide detail on the Fagraskógarfjall landslide. The slide, which was detected by the seismic network, had a source volume of about 7 million cubic metres and showed quite a high level of mobility
19 June 2018
Mars: a landslide triggered by a small meteoroid impact
The University of Arizona has released HiRISE imagery from Mars showing a 1 km long landslide triggered by a meteoroid impact about ten years ago
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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