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5 May 2015
The Langtang ice and rock avalanche in the Gorkha Earthquake
Satellite imagery and on site reports suggest that the Langtang ice and rock avalanche occurred when a block freefell about 700 m before fragmenting to generate a blast of ice, rock and air.
2 May 2015
Gorkha Earthquake – the slowly emerging landslide picture
Bit by bit details are emerging of losses associated with landslides in the Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal. The overall picture remains very unclear though
30 April 2015
Upper Bhote Kosi: videos of the damage and rockfalls in northern Nepal
Bhuwan Sharma has posted a series of videos on his youtube channel showing rockfalls and building damage in the Upper Bhote Kosi valley in Nepal
29 April 2015
Landslides in the Nepal earthquake: preliminary guidelines for relief and response activities
A team from the EWF project has compiled a set of landslide guidelines to guide recovery and relief operations in Nepal
26 April 2015
Landslides from the Nepal earthquake yesterday
Landslides are likely to have been a major impact from the Nepal Earthquake. Tom Robinson at the University of Canterbury has run an initial analysis of the likely distribution
25 April 2015
The M=7.9 earthquake in Nepal this morning
The M=7.5 shallow earthquake in Nepal this morning is likely to have caused serious damage, especially in the epicentral region of Lamjung
9 April 2015
The continuing mystery of the Pakyong Airport slope
News reports suggest that a building has collapsed near to the Pakyong Airport site in India, raising further questions about the engineering at the site
1 February 2015
New landslide video: a spectacular retaining wall failure
A new video has been posted on Youtube showing a spectacular retaining wall failure that causes a truck to slide and bounce down a slope
29 January 2015
The Pakyong Airport landslide issue in India
In Northern India, landsliding is occurring upslope of the Pakyong airport construction site, which has used extensive slope cutting during construction
22 January 2015
The landslide on the Tsarap River in the Zanskar Valley – new images
New images have been posted on Facebook showing the landslide on the Tsarap River in Zanskar, N. India
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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