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Geologic Hazards
Motorist Killed by Landslide in Tennessee
A Tennesee man was killed after his vehicle encountered a landslide and his truck rolled 200 feet down an embankment slope. The landslide occurred around 2am on February 21st, 2019 on Highway 70N in Hawkins […]
Geologic Hazards
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 […]
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 […]