Landslide Causes Train to Derail into Mississippi River
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Covers Freeway, Kills at Least 4 in Taiwan
Last Sunday, April 25, 2010 a major landslide covered a 300-m plus stretch of Taiwan’s National Freeway No. 3, killing at least 4 people and burying three cars and destroying a bridge. The estimated volume […]
Geologic Hazards
Jury clears Lake Oswego man in landslide that destroyed downhill neighbor’s home
The downhill neighbors were suing the uphill neighbor for $2.5M, claiming he ‘girdled and removed trees in the area and redirected stormwater that contributed to the landslide’ which demolished their million dollar dream home. But […]
Geologic Hazards
Landslide on Quick Clay near Montreal, Quebec, Canada
What was initially reported in the media as a sinkhole in the area of St. Jude, Quebec, northeast of Montreal, appears to be a landslide caused by so called quick clay. This particular formation, the […]