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Bute Inlet Landslide and Tsunami in BC

June 28, 2021 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on 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 […]

A plume of dust at Yosemite National park after a rock slide Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Photo by National Park Service, Erik Skindrud.
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Rockfall in Yosemite causes hotel evacuation of all 300 guests

August 29, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Rockfall in Yosemite causes hotel evacuation of all 300 guests

A landslide in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday damaged three cars in the parking lot of the Ahwahnee Hotel and left rocks, one the size of two SUV’s in the parking lot. Park officials evacuated […]

Taiwan Freeway Number 3 Landslide in April of 2010
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Taiwan Freeway No. 3 landslide probe finds likely causes

April 13, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Taiwan Freeway No. 3 landslide probe finds likely causes

A panel of experts in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering has completed their investigation into the failure of the slope above Freeway No. 3 in Taiwan last April that killed 4 people. Their forensic geotechnical […]