Landslide Events
- Possible Solution Underway for Black Hill’s Creeping Landslide (Utah) (posted 12/31/2012)
ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Construction began in mid-December to make way for and build an earthen buttress intended to slow down and possibly even stop a creeping landslide that threatens properties along the 900 South portion of Bluff Street. - 'Pineapple Express': New Sensors to Monitor Torrential Storms (posted 12/10/2012)
These storms, aptly and more technically known as atmospheric rivers, bring huge amounts of moisture across the Pacific. They are narrow bands in the atmosphere that funnel moisture from the tropics into more northerly latitudes. The heavy rain can trigger landslides in susceptible areas. - Rain-Triggered Landslide Study (posted 12/03/2012)
A NASA study using TRMM satellite data revealed that the year 2010 was a particularly bad year for landslides around the world.
- Frozen Landslide Threatens to Devour Dalton Highway in Alaska (posted 12/03/2012)
A mysterious blob of frozen soil, rocks and trees is creeping toward the Dalton Highway, threatening to block the haul road that serves as a lifeline for Alaska's oil and gas industry. It could happen as soon as end of the decade.
