The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 9 December 2019, a small phreatic eruption occurred on Whakaari/White Island in Aotearoa/New Zealand at a time when there were 47 people, most of whom were tourists, on the site. Tragically, […]
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Another tailings storage facility failure – Beposa TSF at Iduapriem Mine in Ghana
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Environmental Protection Authority in Ghana released a statement on 27 February 2025 describing an “environmental incident” at the Beposo Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) at the AngloGold Ashanti mine at Iduapriem Mine. […]
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Landslide hazards in the area affected by the 2023 Türkiye-Syria earthquake
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It is well-established that landslides are a major threat during earthquakes in mountain areas. In the last few decades, it has become increasingly clear that the first very major rainfall event after […]
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The devastating July 2024 landslides in the Zixing region of Hunan Province, China
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There is a really terrific article on the website of Sixth Tone that describes the aftermath of devastating landslides that struck the Zixing region of Hunan Province in China on 27-28 July […]
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The 6 August 2020 Pettimudi landslide in the Western Ghats, India
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The Western Ghats area of Kerala in SW India has a significant landslide problem in the SW summer monsoon period. This is a tropical, hilly region (elevations extend to over 2,500 metres) […]
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The 18 February 2025 Tailings Storage Facility failure at Chambishi in Zambia
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 18 February 2025, a major tailings storage facility (TSF) failure occurred at a Sino Metals facility near to Chambishi in Zambia. There has been little news reporting about this failure, but […]
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U.S. Power Grids are Vulnerable to Extreme Weather
Different kinds of severe weather, including multiple kinds at once, have different impacts on the grid in different places.
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The 16 October 2022 Cilan Landslide in Taiwan
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In a paper just published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Chang et al. (2025) describe the 16 October 2022 Cilan Landslide in Taiwan. The research is fascinating, using […]
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Confronting Debris Flow Hazards After Wildfire
Scientists and practitioners have identified research priorities to improve scientific understanding of postfire debris flows and meet decisionmaking challenges posed by this growing hazard.
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The 17 February 2025 landslide at Fleming-Neon in Kentucky
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Being based in the UK, it is hard to keep track of the news from the US at the moment, but I watch with horror as the capability of science agencies (e.g. […]