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A car is crushed by a rockfall near Rotura, New Zealand
Geologic Hazards

Recent Rockfall Stories in New Zealand, Colorado and Portugal

August 24, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Recent Rockfall Stories in New Zealand, Colorado and Portugal

There were three fairly recent rockfall events with fatalities that made the news and caught my eye. State Highway 36 in New Zealand is still closed after a major rockfall occurred in Rotura. The photo […]

Rivermist subdivision 2010 retaining wall failure near San Antonio, Texas
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Homeowners Can’t Nail Builder for Landslide

October 28, 2012 rockman Failures Comments Off on Homeowners Can’t Nail Builder for Landslide

A federal judge ruled that the property owners can’t sue Pulte homes for the failure of a retaining wall and a subsequent slope movement (they refer to it as a landslide). The failure occurred in […]

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 […]