Landslide Events
- New Research: Extreme Precipitation and Landslides in 2010 (posted 01/17/2013)
- In The Shadow of an Active Volcano (posted 01/15/2013)
Climbing the steep slopes of legendary Cascade Mountains volcanoes has led Dave Tucker on a winding path through life. Dave talks about the hazards of Mount Baker in Washington and one of the most dangerous volcanic hazards are lahars. A lahar is a volcanic mudflow that has the consistency of flowing cement — and flows much faster than any river. - 3D Imaging Sizes Up Volcanic Island Landslides (posted 01/15/2013)
"Understanding how volcanic island landslides are triggered and emplaced is important because of the hazard they pose directly, and because they can generate potentially very destructive tsunamis," - Haverstraw, New York Landslide Resonates After 107 Years (posted 01/09/2013)
It was dubbed “Dark Monday,” but its impact is still being remembered more than a century later. - Thousands of Landslides Mapped in Lincoln and Lane Counties, Oregon (posted 01/03/2013)
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has completed lidar-based landslide inventory mapping for the North Fork Siuslaw River watershed in Lane County and the Big Elk Creek watershed in Lincoln and Benton Counties. DOGAMI located 2,840 landslides in these two watersheds.
A preview of the Report can be seen at this link: http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ofr/p-O-12-07.htm - Arizona Geological Survey’s 125th Anniversary (posted 01/02/2013)
In 2013, the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) celebrates its 125th Anniversary.
