The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In terms of “natural” disasters, attention is currently focused on events in Los Angeles, which will in due course may have substantial implications for landslides. A large atmospheric river event in the […]
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The disruptive landslide at Cradley Heath in Birmingham, UK
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. A number of UK news sources (e.g. the BBC) have featured an ongoing, highly disruptive landslide on a new build housing estate in Cradley Heath in Birmingham, England. This is a sad […]
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Fatal landslides in 2024
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 landslide year of 2024 is now complete, so I’m able to provide my initial analysis of the fatal events that have occurred. Remember that this is an analysis only of […]
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The Suoertou landslide, and other earthflows, on the eastern margin of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Some of the most extraordinary landslides have occurred on and around the Tibetan Plateau. The active tectonics and steep terrain leads to a high level of mass movements, which are then preserved […]
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The 1 January 2025 embankment failure on the Bridgewater Canal at Dunham Massey
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 1 January 2025, a major embankment failure occurred on the Bridgewater Canal close Dunham Massey in NW England. The local newspaper, Altrincham Today, has a nice article about this event and […]
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The deeply intriguing 1 September 2022 Huzhu landslide in Qinghai 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. Back in 2022, I wrote (on the old site) about a landslide that occurred on 1 September that year, a failure that is now known as the Huzhu landslide, in Qinghai Province, […]
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Landslides from the Mw=7.3 17 December 2024 Port Vila Earthquake in Vanuatu
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It has been widely reported that an M=7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on 17 December 2024 at 12:47 local time. Wikipedia is referring to this as the Port Vila Earthquake as the epicentre […]
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The 22 January 2024 Liangshui landslide in the Wumeng Mountain Area of China
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 22 January 2024, the Liangshui landslide struck the Wumeng Mountain area of China, killing 44 people. I blogged about this significant event at the time, including the following Youtube video that […]
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The 7 December 2024 mine waste landslide at Turmalina Mine in Brazil
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 7 December 2024 a major landslide occurred in a mine waste pile at the Turmalina Mine in Brazil. The operator, Jaguar Mining, has put out a press release that provides a […]
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Future increases in landslide hazard across the high mountains of Asia
The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In terms of human losses, the mountains of Asia remain the global hotspot for landslides. Whilst earthquake-induced landslides cause occasional, very high levels of loss (e.g. the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake and the […]