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Regional

California Snow Pack Just 29% of Normal

May 10, 2007 rockman Regional Comments Off on California Snow Pack Just 29% of Normal

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the California State Department of Water Resources indicates the Sierra snow pack is at just 29% of normal leading state officials to start pushing water conservation measures. According to […]

A mudslide in Kaohsiung county, Taiwan, after typhoon Morakot. Photograph: AP
Geologic Hazards

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 […]

TVA coal ash dyke failure
Failures

TVA Coal Ash Disaster

January 5, 2009 rockman Failures Comments Off on TVA Coal Ash Disaster

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 […]