{"id":6016,"date":"2013-02-22T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=6016"},"modified":"2013-02-22T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-22T09:00:05","slug":"the-bitter-springs-landslide-in-arizona-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2013\/02\/22\/the-bitter-springs-landslide-in-arizona-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bitter Springs landslide in Arizona, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week a landslide has occurred on US89 south of the town of Page in the vicinity of Bitter Springs in Arizona, USA.\u00a0 Whilst this was initially reported to be a sinkhole, this is very clearly a reactivation of an ancient landslide.\u00a0 It has caused extensive damage to the road, which is now closed:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6017\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2013\/02\/22\/the-bitter-springs-landslide-in-arizona-usa\/13_02-arizona-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6017\" title=\"13_02 Arizona 1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2013\/02\/13_02-Arizona-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2013\/02\/13_02-Arizona-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2013\/02\/13_02-Arizona-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">http:\/\/www.azdot.gov\/CCPartnerships\/News\/NRel3399.asp<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Others in the blogosphere have covered this landslide much better than I ever could, so here is a list of useful links (and thanks to several people who have helped in putting this together):<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azdot.gov\/CCPartnerships\/News\/NRel3400.asp\">Arizona Department of Transport<\/a> has been providing updates on the landslide, which includes this video of the site:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"US 89 Pavement Buckle (February 20, 2013)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lo7GHtpP5g4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/adotblog.blogspot.co.uk\/\">ADOT blog<\/a> also has a nice <a href=\"http:\/\/adotblog.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/buckled-pavement-closes-us-89-south-of.html\">post about the landslide<\/a>, which also includes the above video;<\/p>\n<p>Lee Allison, the State Geologist of Arizona, describes the landslide in a series of posts on his <a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/\">excellent blog<\/a>,\u00a0 including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/news-and-blog-reports-on-bitter-spring.html\">An overview report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/cross-section-through-bitter-spring.html\">A cross-section through the landslide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/bitter-spring-landslide-complex-known.html\">A historical review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/adot-seeking-federal-funds-to-repair.html\">An analysis of the challenges that face ADOT with respect to this landslide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/bitter-spring-landslide-extends.html\">An update on the scale of the landslide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/geologic-references-for-bitter-spring.html\">Some geological references for the landslide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/us89-bitter-spring-landslide-geology.html\">The background geology of the slide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/us89-slide-may-be-failure-in-larger.html\">An interpretation of the ancient landslide setting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/highway-us89-collapse-south-of-page.html\">An initial report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arizonageology.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/another-view-of-highway-us89-landslide.html\">The most striking post provides an overview image of the site<\/a>.\u00a0 I could spend hours trying to figure out the landslide history of this area from this image:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2013\/02\/22\/the-bitter-springs-landslide-in-arizona-usa\/13_02-arizona-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6018\" title=\"13_02 Arizona 2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/files\/2013\/02\/13_02-Arizona-2-e1361523115595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"566\" \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Ranney provides <a href=\"http:\/\/earthly-musings.blogspot.co.uk\/2013\/02\/massive-earth-slump-closes-highway-89.html\">a very elegant summary of the landslide and its setting;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoprac.net\/geonews-mainmenu-63\/65-geologic-hazards\/1335-aerial-video-of-us-89-landslide\">GeoPracNet has a nice video of the landslide taken from a helicopter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I welcome further suggestions for useful analyses or descriptions of this landslide<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 large reactivated landslide has blocked US89 at Bitter Springs in Arizona, USA.  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