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2 January 2016
The Tyndall Glacier landslide in Alaska: the largest recorded non-volcanic landslide in North America
In October 2015 the 72 million cubic metre Tyndall Glacier landslide in Alaska generated a significant tsunami that swept down the Taan Fjord.
19 December 2015
Florence, Oregon: a fatal landslide triggered by intense rainfall
Early on Friday morning a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall killed a woman near to Florence in Oregon, NW USA
15 December 2015
Tillamook in Oregon: crowd sourcing a landslide repair
Near to the town of Tillmook, Oregon a rainfall-triggered landslide has severely damaged a small community, who are trying to crowd fund a repair
22 November 2015
Vasquez Canyon: a new landslide in Santa Clarita, California
In the last few days an interesting landslide has developed in Vasquez Canyon in California, destroying a road
30 October 2015
The Big Horn Mountains landslide in Wyoming
In the last fortnight the Big Horn Mountains landslide had developed in Wyoming, creating an enormous canyon-like tension crack
18 October 2015
Videos and images of the mudflows in the Tehachapi Mountains, California
Extreme rainfall on Thursday triggered mudflows in the Tehachapi Mountains of California. A number of videos caught the events as they developed, and there are some excellent galleries of images of the aftermath.
13 October 2015
The Deep Lake landslide in Montana
The Deep Lake landslide in Montana is a giant prehistoric rockslide that has created a large lake in the Beartooth Mountains
10 September 2015
The West Salt Creek Landslide, Mesa County – implications for hazard management
The Colorado Geological Survey report into the West Salt Creek landslide in Mesa County includes recommendations on the management of hazards both at this site and in the local area
7 September 2015
Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona – an interesting rockfall problem
A joint rock block is forming close to the Glen Canyon Dam in Arizona, threatening infrastructure at the foot of the slope. The US Bureau of Reclamation are involved in an extraordinary project to try to stabilise it.
30 August 2015
Sitka landslide in Alaska – the potential power of simple geomorphic mapping
A landslide a couple of weeks ago at Sitka in Alaska killed 3 men. Google Earth imagery of the site suggests that it may have an active geomorpic history
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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