A huge 35,000 to 40,000 cubic yard landslide has blocked Highway 26/89 for about 300 feet with material about 40 feet high. The slide is about 2000 feet long, terminating in the Snake River. It is still moving about 1 foot per day. Plans are in place to begin clearing the material, but WYDOT does not want to start until the risk of more material coming down has subsided. [Source: Jackson Hole News&Guide via USGS Landslide Events]
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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