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23 May 2023
Planet images of the landslide at Draper in Utah
Planet has collected high resolution satellite images of the 22 April 2023 urban landslide at Draper in Utah.
3 May 2023
A small but interesting landslide at Park City in Utah, USA
On 30 April 2023 a landslide that occurred on a slope in Park City, Utah, USA, causing a small amount of damage to a hotel.
25 April 2023
The 22 April 2023 landslide in Draper in Utah
On 22 April 2023, a large landslide in a fill slope in Draper, Utah, destroyed two recently constructed houses. Two further houses have been evacuated.
28 July 2021
Drone footage of the 31 May 2021 landslide at Bingham Canyon mine in Utah
Excellent drone footage has emerged of the development of the 31 May 2021 landslide at Bingham Canyon mine in Utah
12 May 2017
The 2013 Bingham Canyon mine failure: insights into the giant Manefay landslide
Brad Ross, a mining engineer, has provided extensive insights into the events leading up to the vast Manefay landslide at the Bingham Canyon mine in 2013
8 February 2017
Further movement of the Eaglepointe landslide in Utah
In the last few days further substantial movement has occurred on the Eaglepointe landslide in North Salt Lake, Utah in response to rainfall
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.
12 August 2014
The Eaglepointe Landslide in Salt Lake City, Utah
A landslide in the Eaglepointe subdivision in north Salt Lake City, Utah has destroyed one house and threatens several more.
16 December 2013
The Rockville rockfall cliff has a history of dangerous collapses
More information is now available about the fatal Rockville rockfall on Thursday. A Utah Geological Survey report in 2010 identified the high level of hazard associated with this cliff, and recommended that a more detailed hazard assessment was needed.
13 December 2013
The Utah rockfall tragedy – the importance of interpreting clues in the landscape
The fatal Utah rockfall yesterday highlights the importance of using geomorphic evidence to highlight dangerous locations below steep slopes
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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