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Measurand: Landslide Monitoring with SAA and Vista Data Vision
In October 2014, Measurand installed vertically a 6 metre long SAA in order to monitor the Šance-Rečica Landslide in Czech Republic. This Shape Accel Array sensor was installed 50 cm from a former in...
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Lament In Guatemala For At Least 131 Dead In Landslide
- Oct, 05, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Guatemala
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
In Guatemala a catastrophic landslide caused by heavy rains buried at least 131 people while 300 others are missing. In Guatemala a catastrophic landslide caused by heavy rains buried at least 131...
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Video: Sinkhole on Queensland Beach!
- Sep, 28, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides Erosion
- Inskip Point Road, Inskip, Queensland, Australia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The idyllic beach to Inskip Point in Queensland, Australia, has blue water golden sand and attracts campers and nature lovers. However, on Saturday night, an enormous hole opened suddenly and swept aw...
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Greece: Landslide in Egnatia Odos!
- Sep, 23, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Egnatia, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide occurred on Egnatia Odos. The severe weather has caused increased problems, as beyond the falling rocks, large amounts of water are at the point. A landslide occurred on Egnatia...
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The Lake That Was Born From An Earthquake
- Sep, 14, 2015
- Other News Landslides Earthquake Reconnaissance Dam Engineering
- Sarez Lake, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Despite the tempting turquoise waters, the story behind this beautiful lake is worrying. The Sarez Lake in Tajikistan is in the depths of the Pamir Mountains. Despite the tempting turquoise waters,...
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Devastating Floods in Japan
The torrential rains in Japan have caused flooding and landslides that have forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes. At least 27 people were injured and 25 missing according to the authori...
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Video: The Heavy Rains Trigger Landslides
Writers at NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio said "Landslides are one of the most dangerous natural hazards on the planet. Between 2007 and 2015, there were more than 25,000 reported deaths due t...
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SW China Landslide
- Aug, 24, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan, China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide which buried a section of a road in southwest China's Yunnan Province has claimed three lives and eight people missing. A landslide which buried a section of a road in southwest China's...
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Dam Vaiont Failure
- Jul, 24, 2015
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Analysis Dam Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Analysis
- Monte Toc, Erto e Casso, PN, Italia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The failure of the dam Vaiont is a catastrophic event not due to structural failure of the arched double curvature dam, but in a huge landslide slope of a flood basin. Despite the fact that in the are...
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GSI Develops Digitised Database of Landslides
- Jul, 13, 2015
- News On Research / Academia Landslides Data Management Data Management Landslides
- Tiger Hill Senchal Forest, Senchal Rd Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Many landslides and land subsidence have been recorded. Dozens of landslides have been fatal, and there were cases where entire villages were covered by huge volumes of soil and rock, while people had...
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