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16 January 2020
Oktibbeha: another landslide induced threat to an earthen dam
In Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, a significant slope failure is threatening the stability of an earthen dam, with further rainfall forecast
13 May 2010
Developments at Attabad
I have today revamped the monitoring website of the Attabad landslide in Hunza, Pakistan to make the display of information more straightforward as we enter the end game of this situation. In the last day or so there have been three critical developments: 1. Seepage is increasing rapidlyToday’s seepage figure is 2.53 cubic metres per second – that is a substantial increase on yesterday, as the graph below shows: 2. …
11 March 2010
The landslide at Attabad has developed seepage
Late last week the landslide at Attabad started to develop some seepage. Over the last few days this has gradually increased in rate and is now measured at about 9.4 cubic feet per second (0.25 cubic metres per second). The Pamir Times has some images of the seepage: Given this volume of water it is likely that this is flow through the dam, although at the moment this remains unconfirmed. …
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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