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A landslide severed an oil pipeline in Ecuador on May 31, 2013.
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Landslide Severs Oil Pipeline in Ecuador

June 18, 2013 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Landslide Severs Oil Pipeline in Ecuador

This is definitely a sad story, and one that highlights the importance of an adequate geological investigation when designing pipelines. A landslide cause a rupture in the Trans-Equador oil pipeline on May 31st. The volume […]

A car is crushed by a rockfall near Rotura, New Zealand
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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 […]

Landslide in Waioeka Gorge in New Zealand
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Workers and geotechnical engineer run from 10,000 cu m landslide

March 22, 2012 rockman Available Resources Comments Off on Workers and geotechnical engineer run from 10,000 cu m landslide

Construction or maintenance personnel and a geotechnical engineer narrowly avoided being a victim of a new landslide at the site of a landslide cleanup. They were attempting to clean up a landslide on the State […]