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16 September 2011
Catching up part 1: The landslide at Pingtung in Taiwan
Further information about the Pingtung landslide in Taiwan in late August
7 September 2011
Landslides in Japan from typhoon Talas
More information is emerging about landslides triggered by typhoon Talas in Japan
5 September 2011
Without doubt the most amazing landslide of the year so far – Pingtung County, Taiwan
First information about the Laufoshan Landslide in Taiwan, which occurred on 29th-31st August during typhoon Nanmadol. It has a reported runout distance of 12 km!
4 September 2011
Landslides and floods from Typhoon Talas in Japan
Typhoon Talas has caused widespread damage and disruption in southern Japan over the last 24 hours. At least 20 people have been killed, and 50 more are reported to be missing.
1 September 2011
Reflections on Hurricane Irene – it’s as much to do with water as wind
A review of the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, enphasising the importance of understanding the impact of the rainfall as well as the wind associated with tropical cyclones
4 August 2011
Two important ongoing tropical cyclone hazards
A brief review of two ongoing tropical cyclones – one in the pacific and one in the Caribbean. The threat to both Haiti and Shanghai is significant.
6 June 2011
Forecasts for the 2011 global landslide season
A brief review of 201 forecasts for large-scale weather phenomena that are associated with landslides during the northern hemisphere summer
31 May 2011
Rupture mechanics of the Japan Tohoku-Oki Earthquake, and landslide problems in the aftermath
Two articles have been published this week in Science Express, the rapid online version of the journal Science, on the mechanics of the rupture event of the M=9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake in Japan earlier this year. Both shed some light on the reasons why the earthquake was so immensely damaging. In the first, Simons et al. (2011) (NB link is a pdf, as the two below) have investigated the magnitude of …
24 October 2010
Landslides from typhoon Megi in Taiwan
The passage of typhoons past or across Taiwan often leads to the generation of exceptionally high rainfall totals that, when combined the steep topography and weak rocks, inevitably triggers extensive landsliding. The late season typhoon Megi, whose erratic course meant that it somewhat unexpectedly brought heavy rainfall to Taiwan at the end of last week, was no exception.
19 October 2010
Typhoon Megi and the Philippines
In the last 24 hours Typhoon Megi has tracked from east to west across northern Luzon in the Philippines (map from here): At the time of landfall this was a true super typhoon. Even in its current weakened state it is generating gusts of up to 195 kph. Inevitably, it has brought very heavy rainfall to the north of the Philippines, although to date there is no news of any …
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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