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23 July 2018
Leach XPress: a landslide caused a pipeline explosion on 7th June 2018
A huge explosion on the Leech Xpress pipeline in West Virginia on 7th June 2018 was caused by land subsidence, which appears to be a technical term for a landslide, where the pipeline was crossing a steep ridge
12 June 2013
A catastrophic landslide-induced oil spill in Ecuador (including two shocking videos of the pollution)
A landslide induced rupture of the Trans-Ecuador pipeline on 31st May is polluting the Coca River, affecting Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Two shocking videos show the extent of the pollution
1 February 2012
Investigating the Tumbi Quarry landslide in Papua New Guinea
A further review of the role of quarrying in the Tumbi Quarry landslide, Papua New Guinea. An independent investigation is needed to explain the contradictions.
16 March 2008
The Ecuador oil pipeline landslide
This is a good time to review the impact of the recent landslide in Ecuador that affected the lives of all of us. Once again, there appears to have been little recognition that a landslide was the cause.The landslide in question occurred on 28th May in Amazonia as a result of heavy rain. Such landslides are not uncommon, but the significance of this one is that it severed 80 m …
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