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California Highway 1 re-opens a year after landslide

California Highway 1 re-opens a year after landslide

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A section of Highway 1 in California re-opened 14 months after a major landslide buried the road which connects San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Citizen scientists at NASA’s service, for the creation of the largest landslide database

Citizen scientists at NASA’s service, for the creation of the largest landslide database

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 The aim is to get a better understanding of landslides with every report made

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GSI Develops Digitised Database of Landslides

GSI Develops Digitised Database of Landslides

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Many landslides and land subsidence have been recorded. Dozens of landslides have been fatal, and there were cases where entire villages were covered by huge volumes of soil and rock, while people had to move on solid ground.

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Geologists Recreate 4800 Year Old Zion Landslide (video)

Geologists Recreate 4800 Year Old Zion Landslide (video)

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Researchers at the University of Utah have recreated the landslide that formed the Zion Canyon valley 4800 years ago. This landslide dammed the Virgin River than runs through the valley which caused a lake to form. The lake eventually filled with sediment, forming the flat floor of Zion Canyon. The landslide was the result of the failure of the face of The Sentinel, a rock cliff on the west side of the canyon.

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Two Scottish and a Colombian Universities use WhatsApp to predict landslides in Latin America

Two Scottish and a Colombian Universities use WhatsApp to predict landslides in Latin America

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The researchers have been training a local community living in an area at high risk of landslides to monitor how their main hillside is shifting over time, by sending photos back to them via WhatsApp

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Photogallery & video: Landslide in Evritania; Greece cuts road in half

Photogallery & video: Landslide in Evritania; Greece cuts road in half

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A landslide in the area of Dipotama, Karpenisi, Greece cuts the local road network in two, for a second time within the last few months. Watch the video and the photo gallery below!

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Mini-Landslide in Castle Rock, Colorado

Mini-Landslide in Castle Rock, Colorado

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A mini-landslide was caused by the collapse of a retaining wall in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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Massive U.K. landslide connected to deforestation of slope

Massive U.K. landslide connected to deforestation of slope

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The railway line connecting Banbury and Leamington Spa was blocked with nearly 350,000 tonnes of soil and rubble after a massive landslide in early February. Satellite photographs of the area, from 2006 till 2012 show the gradual deforestation of the adjacent slope, this being considered the main reason for the landslide. 

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Torrential rain in Japan causes landslides and costs lives of 50

Torrential rain in Japan causes landslides and costs lives of 50

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Rains, exceeding all historical records since 1976, have caused massive landslides last week in the outskirts of Hiroshima, urging the evacuation of residential areas and rising the death toll to 50 people so far, with many more reported missing. About 600 emergency personnel were already in the area, however forecasts of more rain made rescue efforts even more difficult. The video below shows the extent of the damage. 

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Video: Rock-A-Nore rockfall - cliff collapses and caught on video!

Video: Rock-A-Nore rockfall - cliff collapses and caught on video!

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A steep coastal cliff collapses at Rock-a-Nore in Hastings, UK, and the event is captured in video! The collapse occurred after days of continuous rain, which caused additional damage and many more landslides in the area. 

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