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Spectacular Outcrop of Submarine Landslide Deposits

A submarine landslide expert, showed an image at a recent conference that is a spectacular example of a mass transport deposit (MTD), or more simply, a submarine landslide deposit. Landslides occur on land, causing plenty of infrastructure damage and other … Continue reading

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How a huge landslide shaped Zion National Park

A computer-simulated time sequence of the gargantuan Sentinel landslide in Zion Canyon 4,8000 years ago is shown here. The first six frames show the progress of the rock-avalanche landslide, which lasted about a minute. Darker brown indicates thicker slide deposits, … Continue reading

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Genoa’s gas supply cut off by landslide

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-afcd69fc3b385cd932574251bb6c1e51.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Genoa’s gas supply cut off by landslide” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-afcd69fc3b385cd932574251bb6c1e51.jpg” (ANSA) – Genoa, March 21 – Public Prosecutor Alberto Landolfi opened an investigation Friday into a landslide that cut off Genoa’s gas supply. PResidents of Genoa … Continue reading

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