- New images of the Attabad landslide – Dave’s Landslide Blog
- Southern California Quake Damaged Treatment and Storage Infrastructure – ENR: Engineering News Record
- Eyewitness Account of Chile Devastation in COPRI Blog – ASCE Team in Chile Blogs About Devastation, Lessons Learned – ASCE
- National workzone awareness week begins on April 19 – AASHTO News
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Causes Train to Derail into Mississippi River
Four engines pulling a freight train derailed July 9 and landed in the Mississippi River after hitting a landslide or major rockfall. The accident happened near Guttenburg in northeastern Iowa. Two workers on the train were injured, one was rescued by boat. The engines are now leaking diesel fuel and transmission oil into the river, but crews are on scene to attempt to contain the contamination which has apparently spread 5 miles downstream. Two ethanol tankers derailed as well but do not appear to be leaking. Several rail cars carrying grain have spilled also. There are 75 cars still on the track. Via Reuters and The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA). (Photo credit: Orlan Love/The Gazette)
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 […]
Failures
Landslide Just Misses Viaduct Piers in Turkey
A major landslide was captured on video narrowly missing piers for a viaduct under construction at the Yusufeli Dam site in Artvin, Turkey. The slide appears to be on an engineered cut slope benched into […]