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4 September 2008
The physics of landslides…
This is a nice illustration that the physical rules that control landslides are the same the world over (or that journalists play games occasionally…). Below is the well-known USGS image of the 1995 La Conchita landslide in California: Compare the above image with this Telegraph Calcutta picture of a landslide at St Antony’s Colony in Munnar, India. Almost a mirror image! Hmmm…….!
20 August 2008
La Conchita landslide verdict
Many readers will be familiar with the La Conchita landslide in California. For those who aren’t, La Conchita a small (population about 340 people), unincorporated seaside village located on the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles (Fig. 1) (34.4 degrees north, 119.5 degrees west). The town is located on a narrow coastal plain, with a steep slope behind. The houses are very close to the foot of the slope (Fig …
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