Displaying Items By Tag: Landslide
News on Landslide
Landslide sensors preventing disasters
- Nov, 01, 2013
- Other News Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Huntsville, AL, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A team from the Atmospheric Science Department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville tested wireless sensors in an active landslide zone. The goal of the study was to estimate the potential infor...
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Landslide in mine of Megalopolis Lignite Center in Greece (video)
The landslide had a length of 1km and was caused by an adjacent fault on September 14, 2013. The fault was previously known and was being monitored by scientists. According to econews the first geo...
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Paper documents failure at Payatas landfill in the Philippines that killed 330
- Jul, 10, 2000
- News On Publications Landfill Engineering Slope Stability
- landfill κοντά Payatas, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A paper published by Jafari, Prof. Tim Stark and Prof. Scott Merry describes the conditions under which the ~30 m failure took place. The paper is part of Vol. 2 Issue 3 of the International Journal o...
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Huge landslide at the Kennecott Copper Bingham Canyon Mine. Mine slope monitoring paid off.
- Apr, 11, 2013
- Other News Landslides
- Bingham Canyon, Utah, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide finally occurred at the Kennecott Copper Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. The Kennecot Copper Bingham Canyon Mine is the second largest copper producer in the United States, provid...
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Landslide in Whidbey Island, Washington, takes down one house, threatens more
- Mar, 27, 2013
- Other News Landslides
- Driftwood Way, Coupeville, Island, WA, United States
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A landslide has occurred at 4:15 am on Wednesday morning in Whidbey island. Nobody was killed, but the landslide took down one of the homes. Another home was left with a 10 ft backyard and is now evac...
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