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Oregon geologists warn of potential landslides in wildfire-scarred Columbia Gorge
The Seattle Times   21 September 2017   USA   Oregon  
<p>Geologists for the state of Oregon are warning of the risk of major landslides in parts of the Columbia River Gorge that were hit by wildfires this year.</p> <p>A new report released Thursday focuses on areas of the Gorge that are highly susceptible to ...
Torrential Rain Causes Second Oregon Sinkhole
ABC News   29 January 2016   USA   Oregon  
Oregon DOT posted this photo on their Twitter page with this caption: A south view of the #Harbor #sinkhole located west of U.S. 101. A detour goes into effect at 9 p.m. tonight, " Jan. 28, 2016.
<p>A road in Oregon has crumbled away after a huge sinkhole opened up on the other side of the road of where a sinkhole appeared last month, according to police.</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Landslide costs on Oregon 42 may reach $5 million
OREGON LIVE   09 January 2016   USA   Oregon  
Oregon Department of Transportation workers on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, examine an area on Highway 42 where crews cleared away some debris from the Dec. 23, 2015, landslide. (Brian Davies/The Register-Guard via AP) (The Associated Press)
<p>EUGENE &mdash; State transportation officials say landslide repairs on Oregon Highway 42 could cost $5 million.</p> <p>The Register Guard reports that it could take months to repair the roadway, which was damaged Dec. 23 in a slide that sent soil and rocks ...
Filed under: Construction News
4 Years Later, Japan's Earthquake Still Offers Lessons For Oregon
Allison Pyrch, Senior Project Geotechnical Engineer for Hart Crowser
<p>Four years ago, on March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake hit northeastern Japan. It unleashed a tsunami that savaged the country. Around 16,000 people died, and the material damage is estimated to have been about $300 billion. The disaster caught the ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards