Massive Landslide in B.C. Triggers Tsunami in Lake

On December 22 of 2008, there was a massive failure of a fly ash landfill (tailings dam?) at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston power plant. The failure caused a torrent of coal ash sludge […]

Over the past week there has been devastating flooding and landslides in the Gansu Province of China, particularly in Zhouqu county.  According to BBC, the latest death toll numbers are at 1,239.  Here are some […]

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile late Tuesday. The damage estimates will probably begin rolling in today, but early indications are that it could have been much worse. Some 5 people […]