Geo-engineers rejoice: The landslide emoji is coming in the next major iOS update! The emoji showing a mountain with several rocks falling down it was one of a handful of new emojis announced by Apple […]
I came across this video from Geovert documenting its role in the recovery following the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake in New Zealand. It provides a compelling look at the scale and urgency of the […]
The Sumela Monastery in the Trabzon Province of Turkey dates to about 386 AD. This iconic building of great historical and cultural significance was founded by Greek Orthodox monks but has been an object of […]
I recently came across some a fascinating EPIC video that captured a landslide more or less from start to finish, a span of around 6 minutes. The landslide occurred in San Diego County, California at […]
An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit the island of Taiwan at 8am local time on April 3, 2024. At least 9 people were killed and 900 injured in early numbers, with some people still listed […]
A 3D statistical analysis program, RocFall3 is designed to assess slopes at risk for rockfalls. The program can determine Energy, Velocity, and Bounce Heights along multiple rock paths. Not only can it spatially visualize runout distance on […]
Regional Roads Victoria (Australia) has announced the completion of slope stabilization work at Namesone Point along the scenic Great Alpine Road in Gippsland. The work was part of $4.3M (AUS) in landslip remediation funding that […]
Many US State departments of transportation (DOTs) have rock slopes in their inventory of geotechnical assets, and those that do also have to deal with rockfall. A new synthesis document from the TRB / National […]
Geotechnical software company Rocscience is building the hype ahead of the launch of their newest product, RocFall3. The program will extend their popular 2d rockfall simulation software to the next dimension, allowing assessment of complex […]
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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