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22 August 2015
Mount Rainier debris flows, 13th August 2015
On 13th August a series of debris flows occurred on the flanks of Mount Rainier in Washington State, USA. These glacier collapse events were captured on video, photographs & seismic instruments
27 May 2015
Wind River Canyon in Wyoming: US20 closed by rockslides and debris flows
On Sunday exceptional rainfall triggered a series of landslides in Wind River Canyon in Wyoming, blocking both US20 and the BNSF railway line
14 April 2015
Yeager Airport landslide: on the move again
Over the weekend the Yeager Airport landslide went through another significant movement event, driven by detachment of a block from the rear scarp and subsequent deformation of the debris pile
23 March 2015
Yeager Airport slope failure: deformation for two years prior to collapse
It is now clear that the Yeager Airport slope failure was preceded by two years of deformation, with some signs of an increase in rate with time
18 March 2015
Yeager airport fill slope failure: the landslide history
Historical accounts and recollections by local residents suggest that the site of the Yeager Airport fill slope failure may have a history of landslides
13 March 2015
Yeager airport – a massive, damaging fill slope landslide
Over the last two days a massive and very spectacular landslide has developed in a reinforced slope at the end of the runway at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia
11 March 2015
Oso landslide: a new video five minutes after failure
A new video has emerged showing the aftermath of the Oso landslide a year ago. Shot by a passerby, it shows the site five minutes after the failure
16 December 2014
Oso: The SR 530 Landslide Commission report
The Commission set up to investigate the Oso / SR 530 landslide released its report yesterday. The recommendations include a proper hazard mapping program, the formation of a geological hazards institute and forensic investigations of this and other large landslide events in the state
17 November 2014
Markagunt: A truly gigantic gravity landslide (2000 cubic kilometres!)
A new paper in Geology describes for the first time the Markagunt gravity slide – a c.2000 square kilometre landslide deposit in Utah, USA that occurred about 22 million years ago.
23 September 2014
Joshua Tree mudslide, California – a very lucky escape for a baby
A baby had a very lucky escape when a mudslide struck the town of Joshua Tree in California last week, washing him away
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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