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Switzerland is rebuilding village hit by landslide in 2017

Switzerland is planning to invest more than $12.1 million in order to rebuilt infrastructure in the village of Bondo that was hit by a massive landslide in 2017. The village of Bondo, located near th...

A landslide and a wall collapse struck the Indian state of Odisha in less than 2 days: At least 7 fatalities

At least 7 people have died and 8 more were injured after a landslide and a wall collapse occurred in Odisha's Keonjhar and Dhenkanal district in India, respectively. On Saturday, June 8, 2019, three...

Hazard of landslide-triggered tsunamis due to glaciers melting

A new study shows that landslides, on slopes where ice retreats, can trigger massive tsunamis. Ice behaves like a shelter for rocky slopes but as it melts, the risk of massive landslides increases....

Large earth crack opens in Manipur, India

The crack developed on June 4, 2017, threatening several villages in the Kangpokpi district of India and forcing more than 250 people to evacuate. According to The Sangai Express, the origin of the...

Reinforced fill failure causes Yeager airport to close and homes to evacuate

A major slope stability failure occurred last week at Yeager airport's main runway, urging to the evacuation of homes located at the foot of the reinforced slope and relocation of their owners. The ge...

Measurand's SAA equipment used in slope stability monitoring

An active 0.5 Mm3 coastal rockslide affecting the Gascons region of the Gaspe Peninsula was threatening a local railroad which traverses the region. Due to the economic importance of this site, a Meas...

A mobile application for geologic hazards?

With 55% of its terrain located on areas prone to landslides, the Geotechnical Engineering Office of Taipei City Government, launched a mobile application providing its 2.7 million citizens acces...

Huge granite stone balances on a slope (video)

Krishna's Butter Ball, a granite glacial erratic stone, about five meters in diameter, is balancing on a slope at an angle of 45 degrees. This huge stone is located in Mahabalipuram, a town ab...

Amazing video shows a bluff slope failure

The cliff is located near a narrow beach, along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, so large waves from the sea reach the slope often and weaken the bluff. The top of the cliff consists of glacial drift-se...

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