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4 June 2013
Rockfalls and landslides from the Taiwan earthquake on Sunday
A video of rockslides from the 2nd June 2013 M=6.2 earthquake in Taiwan
27 April 2013
Landslide hazards in the aftermath of the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan
Information is now emerging about the response by the authorities to the threat of landslides in the upcoming rainy season in the area affected by the Lushan earthquake in Sichuan Provice, China
23 March 2013
The role of joints in controlling rockfalls
A post providing a spectaular example of columnar jointing from Iceland, examining the role that joints play in rockfalls
25 February 2013
Rockfalls shaking a volcanic lava dome apart (including a dramatic video)
James Reynolds has collected a remarkable video of rockfall activity on Paluweh volcano in Indonesia as seismic events shake the lava dome
29 January 2013
A round up of just a few of the recent landslide events
In the last few weeks there has been an unusual amount of landslide activity worldwide. This is just a few of the more interesting events, there are many more that I’ll try to cover in the next few days. Thanks to everyone who has pointed them out to e, and apologies if I have not acknowledged your contribution or covered your story yet. Please do keep them coming! 1. The …
5 January 2013
Remarkable photos of a collapsing arch in California
Robert Wills has captured an amazing sequence of images of the collapse of a natural arch in a coastal cliff in California
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
23 November 2012
Boulders!
Three examples of boulders on the move in the last ten days or so, one from the UK and two from Switzerland
15 October 2012
An easy Monday morning – a fantastic cliff collapse video from New Zealand
A remarkable video of a cliff collapse in New Zealand in 2000 and an image of a similar landslide on Friday
20 July 2012
Friday fun: So how does a landslide generate a tsunami? An amazing video of a collapsing glacier
A remarkable new video of a collapsing glacier from Greenland elegantly illustrates the processes through which landslides generate tsunamis
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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