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Landslides Can Damage Economies
February 5, 2012 | Deseret News

Landslides can damage more than buildings, highways and underground utilities. A landslide near Cedar City, Utah has caused severe damage to local economies.

Decision-Support Systems for Natural-Hazards and Land Management
January 31, 2012 | USGS

“Decision-support systems can be used to help synthesize, visualize, and analyze the natural-science and socioeconomic information needed for making risk-reduction and land-use choices.”

Abandon California Highway 39 Because of Landslides?
January 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

An article in the Los Angeles Times reports that the California Department of Transportation would like to abandon State Highway 39 because landslide and other problems are costing $1.5 million per year to repair.

Rockfall Video: Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
January 24, 2012 | YouTube

A video shot by a person who was very lucky to survive a rockfall that occurred on the opposite side of a valley.

Pittsburgh Landslide Problems
January 16, 2012 | PittsburghLive.com

Pittsburgh is located in an area with a very high incidence of landslides. People there regularly learn that homeowners insurance does not cover landslides and special landslide insurance – if it is available – can be extremely expensive.

Landslide Prompts Evacuations in the Philippines.
January 15, 2012 | GMA Network

After dozens of people were killed by a landslide triggered by artisanal miners in the Philippines, the government has evicted 83 families that were living in dangerous areas.

Artisanal Mining Triggers 30% of Philippine Landslides?
January 12, 2012 | GantDaily.com

Leo Jasareno, director of the Philippines Mines and Geosciences Bureau estimates that 30% of recent landslides in the Philippines have been triggered by the poor excavation practices of artisanal miners.

Deadly Landslide in the Philippines
January 5, 2012 | ABC News

Heavy rains in the Philippines triggered a landslide that swept over a gold-mining community burying an estimated 100 people.

Paseo Del Mar Landslide Update
December 26, 2011 | Contra Costa Times

Damage caused by a landslide that cut off the Paseo Del Mar highway near San Pedro, California appears to be confined to an area fenced off by the city. The Contra Costa Times has a photo showing the severity of damage.

Scaling a Cliff Above a Highway
December 6, 2011 | National Geographic

A National Geographic video that shows professional cliff scalers improving the safety of a roadcut.

Landslides Plague Highway Construction in Oregon
December 1, 2011 | Oregon Live

Building a highway across ancient landslides with 30+ degree slopes in an area that gets 100 inches of rain per year can lead to problems.

Paseo del Mar Must be Moved
November 22, 2011 | Washington Post

Geologists have determined that the landslide cutting off the Paseo del Mar near San Pedro, California is so severe that it can not be repaired.

San Pedro Landslide
November 21, 2011 | The Landslide Blog

Dave Petley has interesting photos and commentary about the recent landslide near San Pedro, California that has shut down the Paseo del Mar.

How a Landslide Altered Trout Populations
November 15, 2011 | Science

Trout populations in the Eel River of California which now spawn in separate locations were for centuries confined by a landslide into a single area where interbreeding occurred.

Gas Pipeline Failure Triggers Landslide
November 7, 2011 | Palo Alto Online

A natural gas pipeline in California ruptured during a pressure test, triggering a landslide that blocked part of I-280.

Wisconsin Power Plant Landslide
November 6, 2011 | The Landslide Blog

Dave Petley has posted an update with before and after photos for the recent landslide that occurred at a power plant near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The slide sent an estimated 2500 cubic yards of ash into the waters of Lake Michigan.

Coal Ash Landslide Along Lake Michigan
November 3, 2011 | Associated Press @ Google

A landslide near Milwaukee, Wisconsin sent an estimated 2500 cubic yards of power plant ash into the waters of Lake Michigan.

Fire-Related Debris Flows in Arizona
November 1, 2011 | Arizona Geological Survey

Over one million acres of land in Arizona was damaged by wildfires in 2011. Now these areas are subject to potential debris flows during heavy rain. A recent article on the Arizona Geological Survey website describes the problem.

The Aberfan Landslide Disaster
October 21, 2011 | The Landslide Blog

Dave Petley has an interesting blog post about the Aberfan Disaster, a massive landslide that occurred on October 21st, 1966. It is the UK’s worst landslide, killing 144 people.

700,000+ Cubic Meter Landslide in Iceland
October 20, 2011 | The Landslide Blog

Dave Petley author of The Landslide Blog has posted some images of a 700,000+ cubic meter landslide that occurred last week in Iceland.

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