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The Utah Geological Survey has released a publication containing 10 geologic hazard maps for an area of western Salt Lake Valley that includes portions of Herriman, West Jordan and South Jordan.
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A Roosevelt man was enjoying his usual commute home when he witnessed a large flash flood Monday evening.
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The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) has released a publication containing 10 geologic-hazard maps for an area of western Salt Lake Valley that includes portions of the rapidly developing cities of Herriman, West Jordan, and South Jordan. The maps address hazards associated with earthquakes, landslides, flooding, debris flows, indoor radon, shallow groundwater, rock fall, shallow bedrock, and problem soil and rock (collapsible and expansive soils). The maps present a comprehensive hazard assessment and were prepared by compiling scientific and field data.
Something to keep in mind when you’re out on your outdoor adventures!
fox13now.com
Summer monsoons in southern Utah bring with them flash flood concerns, specifically in Zion National Park.
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Part of SR 143 in the town of Brian Head, Utah has been shut down after the ground slowly started to shift during construction of a man-made pond.
In more recent times, focus has been on the drought conditions affecting Southern Utah and the Colorado River. But what if the Colorado River were flooding? An interesting insight to the river’s extreme flood history, and research for better understanding of the rare events.
latimes.com
Scientists say it would have been a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions. If the Glen Canyon Dam had failed, it would have changed the lives of millions of people and reshaped the history of the American West.
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Perhaps some of you felt the shaking late last night in Salt Lake Valley. The University of Utah seismographs recorded a Magnitude 3.3 earthquake 11 Miles ESE of Centerville, UT, at 10:34 PM.
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Although Wednesday night’s earthquake wasn’t particularly impressive, seismically speaking, it sent a shock wave — both literally and figuratively — throughout northern Utah.
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A Logan man is concerned about the stability of the hillside above his home after a significant weekend mudslide exposed the foundation of a fourplex above on 600 East and filled in the stream through his yard.
smithsonianmag.com
In Oklahoma, the largest-ever recorded earthquake was caused in part by operations related to oil and gas production. Now, the United States Geological Survey and the Oklahoma Geological Survey say that ongoing oil and gas operations have raised the risk of a large earthquake hitting again.
kcsg.com
The hot topics of fracking and drilling-induced seismicity will be the focus of a keynote speech by Distinguished Lecturer Donald Clarke. Gas field fracking is the fracturing of deeply buried rocks under extremely high pressures to enhance oil and gas flow toward wells. Drilling-induced seismicity is the triggering of earthquakes through oil and gas production activities.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
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