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Impressive submarine landslide outcrop captured in photos

Outcrops are usually not well enough exposed to view the features of such landslides, but this one created by road making on the Boso Peninsula in Japan is indeed an exception. Landslides occurring...

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Bogoslof island has tripled in size after volcano’s continuing eruptions

Bogoslof volcano is in an active eruption sequence since December 12, 2016. The series of short-duration explosive events - more than 27 of them up until now - has led to significant changes in the is...

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Ancient submarine landslide discovered at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia (video)

Remnants of a landslide, known as the Gloria Knolls Slide, were discovered by scientists 75 km off the north Queensland coast, near the town of Innisfail in Australia. Being approximately 30 times...

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Sea cliff collapses due to lava flow from Hawaii volcano (video)

As an impressive stream of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano was steadily splashing into the Pacific Ocean for the past month, part of the sea cliff at the Kamokuna ocean entry on the south-east side...

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Did Mount Everest shrink after the 2015 Nepal quake?

Scientists in India are planning an expedition to measure again the height of Mount Everest, in order to determine whether the world's highest summit has actually become shorter due to the 7.8M April...

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Lava Lake Forms in the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua

A lava lake has formed in the Masaya volcano in Nicaragua drawing many tourists to the area. This phenomena occurs when lava accumulates in the crater of a volcano. These lava lakes are rare with only...

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Chemical Weathering Deteriorating Mosul Dam

The Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest dam, is structurally unsound and is presenting a serious risk to all of downtown Iraq.  The Army Corps of Engineers found in 2007 that the dam had a exceptionally hi...

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Sydney Metro Rail Geotechnical Drilling Unearths Secrets

The geotechnical investigations for the Sydney Rail Project has sampled and analyzed previously unearthed geology aspects of the Sydney harbor. Since April, 2015, barges on the harbor have been d...

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Fewer Landslides Than Expected After Nepal, 2015 Quake

Fewer landslides occurred as a result of the April, 2015 Nepal earthquake, termed Gorka than expected.  The earthquake measured magnitudes of 7.5 Mw (moment magnitude scale) to 7.8 Mw.  The...

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Cone-Shaped Rock formations in New Mexico!

The Kasha-Katuwe rock formations in Santa Fe, New Mexico, make up a breath taking scenery for hiking and various outdoor activities. It is located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico and i...

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