View the paper here. The authors performed field work in 2000 and 2001 to supplement previous work performed by others. Talk about a sweet site for some field work!
Machu Picchu at risk from Landslides
Rockman's Ramblings
Happy Karl Terzaghi’s Birthday 2012! Celebrate with 12 Terzaghi Tweets
First off, I am truly ashamed. I had a copy of Karl Terzaghi’s biography by Richard Goodman loaned to me for probably the last year and have yet to read it. Before I write any […]
Geologic Hazards
Bute Inlet Landslide and Tsunami in BC
A massive November 2020 landslide and glacial lake outburst near Bute Inlet in BC created a seismic signal equivalent to a 4.9 magnitude earthquake! On November 28, 2020, at about 6 a.m., approximately 18.5 million […]
Geologic Hazards
Massive Open Pit Mine Landslide in Turkey
A massive, possibly 50 million cubic meter landslide occurred on Thursday in Kahramanmaraş Province of Turkey. Not too many details yet, but early reports had 9 miners missing and 1 killed. The landslide occurred in […]