The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Landslides are a significant hazard in Papua New Guinea, resulting from the combination of the tropical climate; a deeply weathered, hilly landscape; seismic activity and human disturbance. However, the country remains comparatively […]
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The 13 March 2023 Sherman Oaks landslide in Los Angeles
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 13 March 2023, an unusual and interesting landslide occurred in the Sherman Oaks suburb of Los Angeles in California, damaging or destroying at least three houses. The Los Angeles Fire Department […]
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New insights into the ongoing landslide at St Lawrence on the Isle of Wight
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The extraordinary spell of wet weather continues to have a major impact across the United Kingdom, with landslides occurring in many places. The rail network is being significantly disrupted by earthworks failures, […]
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Fatal landslides in 2024 to date
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. I have been looking at my data for fatal landslides in 2024, a resumption of work that I have been doing for many years but that fell into abeyance for a while […]
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Another landslide in the Undercliff, Isle of Wight
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Over the weekend just past, another substantial area of movement has developed in the Undercliff area of the Isle of Wight in southern England. I have featured landslides in the Undercliff before […]
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An update on the 13 February 2024 landslide at Çöpler Mine in Turkey
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The news cycle has mostly moved on from the 13 February 2024 landslide at Çöpler Mine in Turkey, but after a few weeks it is interesting to take stock of the situation, […]
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Rockfalls as a hazard to mountaineers in high mountain areas
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Rockfalls are a key risk to climbers in high mountains, potentially causing injury or even loss of life. We regularly record such events in our fatal landslide research, although I have always […]
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Understanding fatal landslides at global scales
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Over a long period of time, I collected data on landslides that kill people around the world – work that started on a whim but became very interesting. My two most cited […]
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Reactivating ancient landslides through reservoir construction – the Hoseynabad-e Kalpush landslide in Iran
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. A known potential issue with the construction of reservoirs is the reactivation of ancient landslides that have lain dormant in the landscape. There are literally hundreds of documented examples, but as dam […]
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The role of potentially erroneous site investigation information in the E6 landslide at Stenungsund in Sweden
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Back in September 2023, I posted about an interesting and very large landslide that had destroyed a section of a key road – the E6 motorway at Stenungsund in Sweden. At that […]