Tag Archive for: landslide
This section summarizes landslide conditions from August 22, 2011 through July 10, 2012.
kutv.com
High in the hills above the city of Alpine in Utah County is a critical piece of equipment that could save lives should a sudden flood occur.
earthsky.org
This date in science: Landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine
April 10, 2013. On this date – a year 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 to be one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph – left a deposit so large it would cover New York’s Central Park with about 20 meters (66 feet) of debris.
Wasatch Plateau, eastern Sanpete County, Utah
Photographer: Rich Giraud; © 2011
The lower part of the Slide Lake landslide has averaged 14 feet of movement per year between 2004 and 2009. The landslide occurred in the Tertiary-Cretaceous-age North Horn Formation, which is known for producing many large landslides. Near Joes Valley Reservoir, the 1.2 miles long landslide deflects Seely Creek.
deseretnews.com
The gargantuan awe-inspiring landslide at Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon mine last April was so stunning, the “firsts” and “mosts” it accomplished are something wild to ponder.
Read further at The Salt Lake Tribune with this article—sltrib.com
“Kennecott landslide so big it triggered earthquakes”
Accelerating to speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, April’s massive landslide in Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon mine actually triggered earthquakes, the first time that is known to have occurred.
Current Issue Contents:
- Damaging Debris Flows Prompt Landslide Inventory Mapping for the 2012 Seely Fire, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah
- Rock Fall: An Increasing Hazard in Urbanizing Southwestern Utah
- New Geologic Data Resources for Utah
- Energy News
- Teacher’s Corner
- Glad You Asked: Where is the Coolest Spot in Utah?
- GeoSights: The Goosenecks of the San Juan River, San Juan County, Utah
- Survey News
- New Publications
sltrib.com
Insurance companies have given no help to some North Salt Lake residents whose homes are being destroyed by a slow-moving landslide. Nor has the federal government. But their neighbors did on Saturday — rallying with a community breakfast and fun run to raise money to help.
“I’m glad somebody — somebody — is helping. We need it,” said Stefanie Christiansen, whose home is being torn apart slowly. She, like many of her neighbors on Springhill Circle and Springhill Drive, were among the volunteer cooks and servers Saturday during the breakfast at Foxboro Regional Park.
As she was helping serve hot pancakes to neighbors paying $5 each, she said, “We really appreciate what people are doing for us. It means a lot.”
She said she and her husband bought their house on Springhill Drive in the foothills 15 years ago.
“Then in 1998, we had some movement from the landslide. Then it was fine for a lot of years,” she said. But more recently, it started moving again — about an inch a year — cracking foundations and walls, and tearing apart homes.
Tag Archive for: landslide
This section summarizes landslide conditions from August 22, 2011 through July 10, 2012.
kutv.com
High in the hills above the city of Alpine in Utah County is a critical piece of equipment that could save lives should a sudden flood occur.
earthsky.org
This date in science: Landslide at Bingham Canyon Mine
April 10, 2013. On this date – a year 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 to be one of the largest non-volcanic landslides in the history of North America. University of Utah researchers later reported that the landslide – which moved at an average of almost 70 mph and reached estimated speeds of at least 100 mph – left a deposit so large it would cover New York’s Central Park with about 20 meters (66 feet) of debris.
Wasatch Plateau, eastern Sanpete County, Utah
Photographer: Rich Giraud; © 2011
The lower part of the Slide Lake landslide has averaged 14 feet of movement per year between 2004 and 2009. The landslide occurred in the Tertiary-Cretaceous-age North Horn Formation, which is known for producing many large landslides. Near Joes Valley Reservoir, the 1.2 miles long landslide deflects Seely Creek.
deseretnews.com
The gargantuan awe-inspiring landslide at Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon mine last April was so stunning, the “firsts” and “mosts” it accomplished are something wild to ponder.
Read further at The Salt Lake Tribune with this article—sltrib.com
“Kennecott landslide so big it triggered earthquakes”
Accelerating to speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, April’s massive landslide in Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon mine actually triggered earthquakes, the first time that is known to have occurred.
Current Issue Contents:
- Damaging Debris Flows Prompt Landslide Inventory Mapping for the 2012 Seely Fire, Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah
- Rock Fall: An Increasing Hazard in Urbanizing Southwestern Utah
- New Geologic Data Resources for Utah
- Energy News
- Teacher’s Corner
- Glad You Asked: Where is the Coolest Spot in Utah?
- GeoSights: The Goosenecks of the San Juan River, San Juan County, Utah
- Survey News
- New Publications
sltrib.com
Insurance companies have given no help to some North Salt Lake residents whose homes are being destroyed by a slow-moving landslide. Nor has the federal government. But their neighbors did on Saturday — rallying with a community breakfast and fun run to raise money to help.
“I’m glad somebody — somebody — is helping. We need it,” said Stefanie Christiansen, whose home is being torn apart slowly. She, like many of her neighbors on Springhill Circle and Springhill Drive, were among the volunteer cooks and servers Saturday during the breakfast at Foxboro Regional Park.
As she was helping serve hot pancakes to neighbors paying $5 each, she said, “We really appreciate what people are doing for us. It means a lot.”
She said she and her husband bought their house on Springhill Drive in the foothills 15 years ago.
“Then in 1998, we had some movement from the landslide. Then it was fine for a lot of years,” she said. But more recently, it started moving again — about an inch a year — cracking foundations and walls, and tearing apart homes.
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