- 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
Haiti Earthquake
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the impoverished nation of Haiti has clearly had devastating consequences. I don’t know what I can add in terms of useful information except perhaps to point interested readers to these additional sources of information. This is truly a heart-breaking situation. Click through for the links. (Photo by UNDP Global)
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Geologic Hazards
World Cup 2014: a landslide affects the city of Natal in Brazil
Failures
La Jolla Landslide Update – Remediation and Legal Affairs
[Update 12/6/07] San Diego City Council approved $20 Million for the repair of Soledad Mountain Road despite concerns by some about whether funds diverted to pay for the fix will ever be repaid by Federal and State monies. Additionally, shear pin installation mentioned on the next page is scheduled to be completed by Saturday. [/Update]
A lot has happened since my last post on the Soledad Mountain Road landslide in La Jolla. I’ll try to get you caught up on the latest with remediation and legal issues. Click through for the summary.