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Flooding in China Causes Landslides and Leaves Over 170 Dead
- Jul, 04, 2016
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- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Last week, widespread flooding in the Yangtze river basin in China has left over 170 dead and millions homeless. The area has received record rainfall this year, causing the Yangtze river and its trib...
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Massive Landslide Found in Alaska (Video)
- Jun, 28, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Glacier Bay, Alaska
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On Monday, a pilot in the Mountain Flying Service discovered the aftermath of a massive landslide near Glacier Bay, Alaska. The landslide occurred early in the Morning on June 28th, but there were no...
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23 Killed and 7 Injured by Landslide in China's Guizhou Province
- Jul, 01, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Guizhou Province, China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Early in the morning on Friday, July 1st, a landslide occurred in the Guizhou Province of China trapping 30 people under debris. As of Sunday, all missing persons were accounted for. Unfortunately, 23...
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Landslides Leave Six Dead in the Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Jun, 20, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rainfall on Monday in the Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan has caused several mudslides that have left six dead. Most of the deaths are attributed to homes being destroyed by the landslides; the res...
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Geologists Recreate 4800 Year Old Zion Landslide (video)
- Jun, 03, 2016
- News On Research / Academia Landslides
- Utah, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Researchers at the University of Utah have recreated the landslide that formed the Zion Canyon valley 4800 years ago. This landslide dammed the Virgin River than runs through the valley which caused a...
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Landslide at Myanmar Jane Mine Kills 12 and More are Missing
- May, 23, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Mining
- Hpakant, Kachin, Myanmar
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On May 23rd, a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar occurred killing at least 12 workers and leaving many more missing. Over 100 workers were in the area at the time and it is unknown how many...
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Landslide in Fujian, China leaves 35 dead and 1 missing
- May, 08, 2016
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Fujian, China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On May 8th, a landslide occurred at the site of a future hydropower plant in Taining county of the Fujian province in China; 41 workers were unaccounted for. The landslide occurred...
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GEER responds to the 2015 Kfarnabrakh rockslide
GEER responds to the 2015 Kfarnabrakh rockslide, based on the message by Professor Chadi El Mohtar. Dear Geotech Colleagues, During the early hours of November 30th, 2015, the mountain town of Kfa...
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Researchers use Drones to Map Landslides in Nepal.
The landslides were caused by the Gorkha 2015 earthquake. More than 20,000 landslides took place in Nepal during the Mw 7.8 Gorkha earthquake on April 25th 2015 . A youtube video describes the land...
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Debris Flow Recorded in Argentina
Trekkers Acagua in Argentina encounte red a debris flow in January, 2016. Julian Insarralde was the trek guide, and was aware that debris flows are common during this time of year. The landslide...
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