{"id":17406,"date":"2016-01-12T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T12:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=17406"},"modified":"2016-01-12T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T12:24:24","slug":"rockslide-wenatchee-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2016\/01\/12\/rockslide-wenatchee-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A major rockslide on US2 near Wenatchee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>A major rockslide on US2 near Wenatchee<\/h5>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wsdot\">Washington State (USA) Department of Transport twitter account<\/a> (@wsdot) has images of a major rockslide that occurred in US2 west of Waterville near to Wenatchee.\u00a0 This is not a trivial event by any means:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17407\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-1-e1452600846917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17407\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17407\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-1-e1452600846917.jpg\" alt=\"Rockslide near Wenatchee\" width=\"640\" height=\"455\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landslide on US2 near to Wenatchee courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wsdot\">Washington State DoT<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17408\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17408\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17408\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-2.jpg\" alt=\"Rockslide near Wenatchee\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landslide on US2 courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wsdot\">Washington State DoT<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17412\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17412\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17412\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-3.jpg\" alt=\"Rockslide near Wenatchee\" width=\"630\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-3.jpg 630w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2016\/01\/16_01-Wenatchee-3-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landslide on US2 courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wsdot\">Washington State DoT<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the third image, this is a complex wedge type failure on existing joints.\u00a0 There appears to be weathering on the newly exposed surfaces.\u00a0 Looking at the rest of the rock mass, the joint pattern is very complex, so this is a difficult slope to manage and mitigate.<\/p>\n<p>Moving some of the large boulders is going to be a major task.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major rockslide has blocked US2 near to Wenatchee in Washington State, USA. 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