Check out this YouTube video from Yellowstone National Park that addresses some rumors and concerns that have come up as a result of their recent 4.8 earthquake. It clears up a lot of questions! Find other videos that they’ve made HERE. Here’s another article that answers questions about the risk of an eruption from Yellowstone’s […]
Hands down, Utah’s geologic beauties rock! White Rim Trail, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Don DeBlieux; © 2012 Sandstone buttes and mesas along the White Rim Trail, San Juan County.
ironcountytoday.com Cracks in the earth and settling of the ground in areas of the Cedar Valley, both believed to be caused by over-pumping of the underground aquifer, were the focus of a special Central Iron County Water Conservancy District work meeting March 27. READ MORE To find the publication, visit the Utah Natural Resources Map […]
Watch these interviews featuring one of our geologists, Tyler Knudsen, talk about the ground fissures and their causes. fox13now.com Giant cracks running through an Iron County subdivision are the result of drawing too much water from the ground, according to a new state report. WATCH HERE Report: Cedar Valley Ground Slowly Sinking kutv.com A new […]
This scenery is no April Fools’—have a great afternoon! Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah Photographer: Don DeBlieux; © 2012 Water from a recent storm fills shallow pools on the Permian-age White Rim Sandstone near the White Rim Trail. The trail traverses a broad bench formed by the resistant sandstone above the confluence of […]
deseretnews.com Over-pumping of groundwater from a deep aquifer in Cedar Valley for the past three decades has caused the ground to sink and crack, inflicting damage on a would-be subdivision and putting future development at risk. READ MORE Read further in this article from KCSG Television Land Subsidence and Earth Fissures in Cedar Valley, Iron […]
One of our geologists, Rich Giraud, talks about the landslide dangers in Utah in this brief article. Check it out! kutv.com In Utah talk of mudslides dredges up memories of the thistle slide that wiped out the small Utah town in 1983.The historic Utah slide unlike the one in Washington did not see a loss […]
The second edition of this awesome book is now available—check out the article for more details! tahoedailytribune.com Sierra College Earth Science Professor Frank DeCourten recently released the second edition of his book “Dinosaurs of Utah.” The first edition was released in 1998. READ MORE
The Wedge overlook, Emery County, Utah Photographer: Ken Krahulec; © 2012 Little Grand Canyon from The Wedge overlook, Emery County.
heraldextra.com A week after a hillside collapse swept away homes in the small town of Oso, Washington, it now appears the death toll could rise into the dozens. READ MORE And another article that further explains the landslide risk in Utah— Experts discuss landslide danger in Utah fox13now.com With the recent deadly landslide in Washington, […]
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