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Landslide threatens Mesa County Again!

Only a year has passed after the fatal landslide in Mesa County, Colorado, US and the area is in Level One alert, which means that a heightened level of awareness is required. Only a year has passe...

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Greece: Landslides in Thessaloniki

Scholari, Kardia and Trilofo in Thessaloniki are in an emergency situation after landslide. The ground has slipped up to 6.5 meters in places, while the locals live daily in fear of new landslides....

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Potential dam failure near Conroe

The persistent rainfall poses a serious threat to the dam at the Lewis Creek Reservoir, near Willis, Texas, USA. The persistent rainfall poses a serious threat to the dam at the Lewis Creek Re...

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Fatal landslide in Colombia

Mud and water crash into Salgar in Colombia, killing and injuring dozens after heavy rain. The landslide has devastated the town and at the time of writing it has claimed dozens and left people in nee...

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ARIA Provides New Look of Earth's Surface from Nepal Quake

It was only a minute the duration of the earthquake of Nepal, but this minute was enough to deform the Earth's surface as we used to know! The Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis project (ARIA) ena...

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Videos: landslides triggered during Nepal quake caught live, drone images of destruction and CCTV footage.

Two new videos reveal the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 Nepal earthquake, that severely affected the country, are provided below. A short video taken during the earthquake shows massive land...

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Photo gallery: Nepal devastated after the 7.9 quake and powerful aftershocks

With death toll from Saturday's devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake reaching 3,000, Nepal is struggling to deal with the problems caused by the main as well as the strong aftershocks taking place in...

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[Video]: Volcanic eruption in Peru triggers landslides

Watch a breath taking video of the results of a volcanic eruption in the area of Ubinas, Peru, showing a massive landslide of lava and rubble. Filming of the incident was performed by the Geophysical...

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Arizona Geological Survey: New landslide inventory project about to begin

As a result of the continuing landslides and their detrimental effects on property and infrastructure, the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) is about to begin a new landslide inventory project. The new...

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National Survey: 17% of Indonesians live in landslide prone areas

According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), 17% of Indonesia's population, this being translated to nearly 41 million people, live in areas susceptible to landslides. With landslide m...

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