Find articles on the investigation and research of landslides and other geologic hazards in Utah.
View Survey Notes here: https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/
Tag Archive for: landslide
good4utah.com
RIVERDALE, Utah (News4Utah) Some Riverdale homes are closer than ever to falling off the edge of a steep bluff. New measurements taken this week show it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later.
kutv.com
Three minutes after road crews in northern Idaho closed down Highway 95, a massive landslide took over the road.
earthsky.org
April 10, 2013. On this date – four years ago today – a towering wall of dirt and rocks gave way and crashed down the side of Bingham Canyon mine in Utah. The landslide was one of the largest in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph (113 kph) and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph (160 kph).
ksl.com
PANGUITCH — Imagine a landslide involving a sheet of rock about 1 mile thick and larger than the entire state of Rhode Island traveling across the landscape at speeds up to 200 mph.
sltrib.com
The Sentinel, a sandstone formation on Zion Canyon’s western wall, was once much larger.
standard.net
NORTH SALT LAKE — A thicket of litigation spawned by a 2014 landslide is scheduled to enter arbitration hearings in June, which North Salt Lake Mayor Len Arave hopes will pave the way for construction of an earthen bulwark intended to slow or stop the ground movement.
good4utah.com
The Eaglepointe landslide is still sliding and North Salt Lake city leaders are still trying to find a solution.
Tag Archive for: landslide
Find articles on the investigation and research of landslides and other geologic hazards in Utah.
View Survey Notes here: https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/
good4utah.com
RIVERDALE, Utah (News4Utah) Some Riverdale homes are closer than ever to falling off the edge of a steep bluff. New measurements taken this week show it’s likely to happen sooner rather than later.
kutv.com
Three minutes after road crews in northern Idaho closed down Highway 95, a massive landslide took over the road.
earthsky.org
April 10, 2013. On this date – four years ago today – a towering wall of dirt and rocks gave way and crashed down the side of Bingham Canyon mine in Utah. The landslide was one of the largest in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph (113 kph) and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph (160 kph).
ksl.com
PANGUITCH — Imagine a landslide involving a sheet of rock about 1 mile thick and larger than the entire state of Rhode Island traveling across the landscape at speeds up to 200 mph.
sltrib.com
The Sentinel, a sandstone formation on Zion Canyon’s western wall, was once much larger.
standard.net
NORTH SALT LAKE — A thicket of litigation spawned by a 2014 landslide is scheduled to enter arbitration hearings in June, which North Salt Lake Mayor Len Arave hopes will pave the way for construction of an earthen bulwark intended to slow or stop the ground movement.
good4utah.com
The Eaglepointe landslide is still sliding and North Salt Lake city leaders are still trying to find a solution.
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