Huge Sinkhole in Atacama Desert
A sinkhole approximately 32 meters in diameter and roughly 200 meters deep opened up in the Atacama Desert of Chile, near the Alcaparrosa copper mine at the beginning of August 2022. Anytime something like this […]
A sinkhole approximately 32 meters in diameter and roughly 200 meters deep opened up in the Atacama Desert of Chile, near the Alcaparrosa copper mine at the beginning of August 2022. Anytime something like this […]
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a new study regarding the tsunami impacts that would affect Metro Seattle in the event of an earthquake on the Seattle Fault. The last known earthquake […]
The AGHP is sponsoring a webinar on Thursday, April 28 at 2pm EDT on snow avalanche dynamics and impact loading by Bruce Jamieson and Dave Gauthier. This webinar will provide an overview of snow avalanche […]
Geotechnical monitoring specialists, GroundProbe, have recently celebrated the relocation of their facilities and Geotechnical Support Service (GSS) center in Balikpapan, Indonesia. The center, which originally opened in 2012, provides 24/7 remote monitoring of radar and […]
The Hong Kong Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) runs perhaps the best-known landslide safety and slope monitoring programs in the world. The BBC recently profiled this organization and their work in a recent article that should […]
Debris flows are a significant geologic hazard that affect communities around the world. Their destructive potential has been evident in North America in recent years, but the Swiss have been at the forefront of debris […]
The record-breaking precipitation in BC and the Pacific Northwest causes major destruction to bridges, embankments, roads, and rail corridors. The BC Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure posted some photos today that are quite dramatic. See […]
The comic book superhero GeoGirl fights to protect the public from geohazard villains such as Dick Clay and Lance Lied! These entertaining geotechnical comic books are developed by San Francisco Bay Area geotechnical engineering firm […]
A portion of the embankment on MS26 in George County Mississippi failed after heavy rains and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. It created a hole about 20 feet deep and 50 feet across late on […]
A rockslide occurred last weekend in the Batseri, located in Northern India about 650 km north of New Delhi. The event was captured on several cell phone videos, but the one below is my pick […]
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