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Updates from the Karrat Fjord landslide in Greenland
AGU Blogosphere   08 August 2017   Greenland   Karrat Fjord  
Analysis of the seismic data from the Karrat Fjord landslide, possibly showing precursory events. Image from John Vidale.
<p>In the aftermath of the tsunamigenic landslide in Greenland, which is now widely known as the Karrat Fjord landslide, a number of groups have been working on an analysis of the event. The NSF Rapid Team led by Hermann Fritz have some amazing 3D models online ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
A terrifying and tragic mudslide video from Arequipa in Peru (videos)
AGU Blogosphere   31 January 2017   Peru   Americas  
A still from Youtube footage of the mudslide in Arequipa in Peru that killed three people on Friday
<p>RT has uploaded a video onto Youtube of a terrifying mudslide in the Arequipa region of Peru, which apparently happened on Friday.</p> <p>The landslide apparently killed three people &ndash; it is not clear whether the victims were in this car or elsewhere ...
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Naxal, Kathmandu: a landslide apparently caused by poor construction management
AGU Blogosphere   11 January 2017   Nepal   Asia  
The collapsed road section in Naxal, Kathmandu (source: eKantipur)
<p>At 7 am yesterday morning a section of the Bhagwati Bahal-Bal Mandir road in Naxal, Kathmandu collapsed into a deep excavation, closing this busy highway.</p> <p>The site is an excavation for a new 5 star hotel, provisionally planned to be Hilton Doubletree. ...
A terrifying video of two coaches trapped by “shooting rocks” in Pakistan
AGU Blogosphere   28 March 2016   Pakistan   Karakorum Highway  
Shooting rocks on the Karakorum Highway, via a Youtube video - AGU.Blogosphere
<p>Youtube has an amazing and terrifying video of two coaches trapped by “shooting rocks” – very high velocity rockfalls – on the Karakorum Highway in Pakistan. These boulders, some of which are very large, have managed to get into the high velocity, bouncing ...
Seismic risk in eastern Mediterranean higher than previously estimated
AGU Blogosphere   01 December 2015   Greece   Mediterranean coast  
Scientists look for remnants of paleo shorelines on western Crete. Red and blue arrows indicate paleo shorelines formed during the last 2,000 years and are today elevated up to 8 meters (26 feet). Credit: Vasiliki Mouslopoulou, GFZ
<p>The eastern Mediterranean is more seismically active than previously assumed, a new study finds. On a geological time scale, seismic activity around the island of Crete has generated large earthquakes in bursts, potentially increasing the future risk for ...