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Devil’s Slide Tunnel Update and First Attempts to Tame the Landslide

July 1, 2009 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Devil’s Slide Tunnel Update and First Attempts to Tame the Landslide
Ocean Shore Railroad Tracks at the Devil's Slide in the early 1900s.

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Nile Landslide Destroys Large Stretch of Washington SR 410

October 14, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Nile Landslide Destroys Large Stretch of Washington SR 410

naches_landslideA massive landslide has destroyed at least a quarter-mile of State Route 410 in Washington State, about 10 miles from Naches in Yakima County. It has also damaged about 12 structures including residential homes and quarry buildings and diverted the Naches River. The media has been referring to it as the Naches Slide, but the personnel from the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources who have began investigating the slide as well as WSDOT are calling it the Nile Landslide. (Photo by WAStateDNR-DoGaER)

Click through for photos and videos. For more info on the slide, check out the Sliding Thought Blog, an unofficial blog by Isabelle Sarikhan of the WAStateDNR – Division of Geology and Earth Resources “aka” the Washington Geologic Survey. She’s been actively investigating the slide along with some colleagues.

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Massive Mudslides and Debris Flows in California

February 7, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Massive Mudslides and Debris Flows in California

Another El Nino storm just moved through Southern California culminating in significant rainfall on Saturday producing mudslides and debris flows in the area hit by this past September’s Station Fire. More after the break. (Photo from Sacramento Bee, David McNew – Getty Images)

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San Clemente landslide threatens houses, displaces residents

January 13, 2011 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on San Clemente landslide threatens houses, displaces residents

A total of 4 homes were red-tagged in San Clemente, California as the cliff behind their properties gave way onto a golf course below. One neighbor saw her tree disappear as the cliff face has […]

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