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21 October 2013
Pure geovandalism “justified” as rockfall prevention in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah
Three men who destroyed a natural rock formation in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah justified their act of vandalism as rockfall protection. It was not.
13 September 2013
A video of riverbank collapses in Utah
On September 11th, an interesting video of a series of flood-induced riverbank collapses in Wahweap Creek in Southern Utah was captured by David Rankin
13 June 2013
NASA Imagery of the Bingham Canyon landslide
NASA have collected an excellent satellite image of the Bingham Canyon landslide in Utah, USA
6 May 2013
Analysing the Bingham Canyon mine landslide part 2: the landslide track
The second part of my three-part posting analysing the Bingham Canyon landslide using images provided by Kennecott Utah
30 April 2013
Analysing the Bingham Canyon mine landslide part 1: the landslide source area
Part one of a three part series of posts looking in detail at the Bingham Canyon mine landslide in Utah
16 April 2013
Is the Bingham Canyon copper mine landslide the most expensive single mass movement in history?
Estimates are starting to emerge of the cost of the Bingham County copper mine landslide in Utah last week. These range from $770 million to $1 billion, which would make this the most expensive landslide in history
12 April 2013
The unusually large Bingham Canyon Mine landslide – an impressive example of prediction using monitoring
Initial information, and some fantastic images, are now available of the Bingham Canyon copper mine landslide. This is one of the largest mining-induced landslides of all time.
14 November 2012
A interesting rockslide in Moab, Utah
Some interesting news reports and images of a rockslide near to Moab in Utah, USA
4 June 2011
The Springhill Landslide in Utah – community action at its best
An overview of the Springhill landslide in Utah, which is progressively destroying a residential neighbourhood in a suburb outside Salt Lake City.
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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