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A seismologist at the University of Tokyo believes that the monstrous tsunami that was responsible for so much damage and loss of life during the 2011 Fukushima earthquake may have been a result of a […]

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Large Sinkhole Opens Near Denver City, Texas

July 31, 2009 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Large Sinkhole Opens Near Denver City, Texas

Sinkhole near Denver City, Texas July 2009

 

A 200-ft plus diameter sinkhole, about 50-ft deep opened up about 75 miles southwest of Lubbock, Texas, near Denver City on Monday, 7/27/2009 at 11pm. Check out the video below which is basically some aerial still photos. Credit to Geology.com. (Image from KCBD Video) […]

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Video: Amazing Debris Flow Footage from Virgen, Austria

August 13, 2012 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Video: Amazing Debris Flow Footage from Virgen, Austria

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