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The rock slide in Rockville, Utah that killed two people has many wondering how did it happen and could it happen again.
www.thespectrum.com
Utah Geological Survey experts said it is unclear when another rock slide could take place at the Rockville Bench Mesa in Rockville, but as the freeze-thaw season continues, residents may be at a larger risk than normal.
www.ksl.com
Geologists with the Utah Geological Survey were quick on the scene of Thursday’s rock slide in Rockville that left two people dead.
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The bodies of two people killed when a massive boulder smashed into their home Thursday afternoon have been recovered.
Supervolcanoes are becoming a Super-topic! Here’s some more information on the latest discovered calderas in Utah and Nevada.
sci-news.com
Supervolcanoes are giant volcanoes that blast out more than 1,000 cubic km of volcanic material when they erupt. They are different from the more familiar straddle volcanoes because they aren’t as obvious to the naked eye and affect enormous areas.
ksl.com
Geologists at Brigham Young University have discovered what may be the world’s largest “super” volcano that erupted in Utah’s own backyard.
sltrib.com
Great Salt Lake • A salt-laden November fog fills the valleys of the Promontory Mountains like the crests of waves on an ocean. Thick storm clouds allow scattered streaks of sunlight, creating sliding silver bands on a water tinted red with bacteria.
sltrib.com
An armored dinosaur found in a Spanish open-pit coal mine suggests that North America and Europe were connected for millions of years longer than previously thought.
fox13now.com
The study of a new dinosaur discovery in Spain, announced Monday, was led by researchers from Utah.
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