I saw this video on the ADOT Facebook Page. The failure seems larger than what I though based on the photos from the ground.
[Source: ADOT Facebook Page]
Geologic Hazards
A 1-Minute ‘Rock Avalanche’ 4,800 Years Ago In Zion National Park
Imagine the scene 4,800 years ago when a rock avalanche nearly 2 km long buried much of the Zion Valley in a matter of 90 seconds, creating a dam on the Virgin River that flooded […]
Available Resources
Engineering Geology and Geotechnics Lecture Videos from Missouri S&T
Missouri S&T (known as UM Rolla a while back) has a number of courses that are available through their YouTube channel. One such course is their GeoEng 341 course, Engineering Geology and Geotechnics taught by […]
Geologic Hazards
Landslide at Traunsee Lake in Austria
The people living on the eastern bank of the Traunsee (map on following page) in Austria are able to observe geology in motion these days. About one million tons of soil and rock are moving in a slow landslide toward the lake, throwing over trees (picture at left) and threatening to take parts of a village with them. More…