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Leonardo Dicaprio’s Digging Blamed for Neighbor’s Landslide

May 16, 2007 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Leonardo Dicaprio’s Digging Blamed for Neighbor’s Landslide

Titanic movie star Leonardo DiCaprio has been sued by his neighbors for allegedly activating a landslide on the neighbor’s property through negligently excavating for a basketball court at his home in the hills above Sunset […]

Brazil soccer/football fan surveys the landslide damage in Natal
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World Cup 2014: a landslide affects the city of Natal in Brazil

July 1, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on World Cup 2014: a landslide affects the city of Natal in Brazil

Torrential rain in the World Cup city of Natal caused a landslide right around the time that the USA defeated Ghana. According to the Landslide Blog, the landslide destroyed 50 homes but there were no […]

A mudslide in Kaohsiung county, Taiwan, after typhoon Morakot. Photograph: AP
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Taiwan Mudslides – Death Toll As Many as 600

August 17, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Taiwan Mudslides – Death Toll As Many as 600

According to JapanToday, the death toll from the Typhoon Morakot caused mudslides and related damage could be as high as 600 after the typhoon dumped over 2-meters of rain (79-inches!) on the island nation. The […]