Landslides

[Robyn Appleton]

"The causes of landslides are not a mystery to mankind. Layers of rock and soil such that rain running along a clay or rock layer can create a slippery surface for the weight of the layers above it is a common cause. A rock jumble from previous mountain building, broken or fractured rock easily dislodged. We have stated that the earthquakes man experiences between the periodic passages of Planet X can be considered aftershocks from the last passage, and this is true of landslides also. Mountain building rumples the landscape, so the land is not flat but has steep ravines and hill sides. Older mountain ranges are recognized for their rounded or smoothed appearance, because of frequent landslides distributing the rubble.

"As we approach another passage, another Pole Shift, the pace of landslides has picked up. Why would this be? Plates under pressure will put pressure on regions that contain rumpled hillsides and deep ravines, as these give more readily than strictly flat land, thus act as a weak link. In addition, due to the wobble, the weather has gotten more extreme, with drought and deluge increasing in extremes. Dry ground, suddenly flooded with rainwater needing to seek its level as runoff, will create internal water slides between the rock and soil layers that constitute the rumpled hillsides. Is there an early warning system that mankind could use? The trembles that soil about to slide emits could be detected, yes. These are not earthquakes, and have their own frequency. "

ZetaTalk Chat Q&A: March 22, 2014

[Howard]

Landslide Closes Golf Course in Southern British Columbia (Feb 20)

The Fauquier golf course, near Nakusp in the B.C. West Kootenay is crumbling, and sliding towards a neighbouring lake and officials aren't sure why.

Water is pooling, and there are large craters that have appeared on the course.

"It's not the first time that has happened, but in my memory, it's the worst that I've seen. There's no questions about it, it's quite a mess," Fauquier fire chief and golf club member John Banta told Daybreak South's Chris Walker.

Banta said two out of nine holes are affected — both between the lake and the now-crumbled bluff where the clubhouse sits.

Banta isn't sure what caused the damage.

Fauquier is across the lake from a mudslide that has closed Highway 6 , one kilometer west of the Needles Ferry.

Sources

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fauquier-golf-course...

https://www.facebook.com/DaybreakSouth/posts/803190113086800

[Mark]

Landslide closes part of old U.S. 40 near Sierra's Donner Pass

http://www.kcra.com/news/local-news/news-sierra/landslide-closes-pa...

TRUCKEE, Calif. —The California Highway Patrol said Monday that about a 3-mile stretch of old Highway 40 near the top of the Sierra Nevada between Truckee and the Sugar Bowl ski resort will remain closed for several days because of a big rock slide.

CHP public information officer Pete Mann told The Associated Press the landslide took place Friday on the old Donner Road that runs parallel to Interstate 80 in some parts near Donner Pass.  Mann said no one was injured, but some very large granite boulders remain on the road.

[Ancient Ally]

Not far from the huge mudslide in Collbran, CO, the dam upstream from Kremmling, CO is failing...

“We see this continued downward movement of about an inch a year, unabated, with no evidence that it is really going to slow down,”

River district frets over flawed dam near Kremmling

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-31147846

5 February 2015 Last updated at 12:51 ET

Dog's 'sixth sense saved' friends from Newquay landslide

About 100 tonnes of debris has fallen on to the road leading to the Great Western Beach in Newquay

Two friends who were a few feet away from a landslide say their pet dog's "sixth sense" saved their lives.

Amy Jones and Matt Smith were sitting above Great Western Beach in Newquay when their collie "sensed" danger and ran off, with the friends following.

Seconds later about 100 tonnes of debris fell from the cliff on to the access road.

No-one was injured, but the area has been sealed off and there is no access to the beach.

Ms Jones said: "She [Hazel the dog] was sniffing around the ground and then suddenly bolted off.

"Next there was a sound from the railings and they were wobbling, and then the ground collapsed and we ran and called the police."

No-one has been injured and no properties damaged in the landslide said Devon and Cornwall Police

Mr Smith added: "If it wasn't for her we would have been left leaning against the railings.

"She definitely knew something was happening."

A Cornwall Council engineer said more than 100 tonnes of material had collapsed, probably as a result of the cold and wet weather.

The engineer said it would be a significant time before the road would reopen.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.whdh.com/story/28022410/landslide-smashes-into-wall-at-i...

Landslide smashes into wall at Italy's historic Pompeii site

MILAN (AP) - Heavy rains have provoked landslide at the ancient Italian site of Pompeii, partially collapsing a retaining wall and sending rubble into a garden at the house of Severus.

Italian officials on Wednesday said the affected area falls within the "Great Pompeii" joint EU-Italian restoration project and had been already closed to the public.

Pompeii, the ancient Roman city encased in volcanic ash near Mount Vesuvius, south of Naples, has suffered numerous collapses of walls and buildings in recent years, often due to rain. The problems have attracted widespread attention to Italy's difficulties in maintaining its cultural treasures.

Pompeii officials said firefighters were assessing the ancient site to determine areas at particular risk for collapse in a bid to shore them up.

[SongStar101]

Landslides hit Peruvian Amazon

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-31070334

More than 3,000 families have been affected and a state of emergency has been declared.

[Howard]

Landslide Causes Highway Bridge Failure in Norway (Feb 2)

A large landslide occurred south of Oslo yesterday along a four lane highway bridge that runs southwest from the capital.

The landslide destabilized pillars supporting the highway, causing massive deformation of the road deck.

The collapse stranded about 45 motorists who had to be evacuated from the relatively new highway bridge, which opened only a few years ago.

Emergency crews reported the bridge suddenly sagged at around 3:00pm local time.

Fire Chief Jarle Steinnes said the landslide under the bridge left the pillars "hanging loose in the air," the ground below them literally giving way.

"We're still hearing noises from the bridge and its shifting," Steinnes said. "If the ground moves any more, there's a danger the entire bridge will fall apart."

The highway is likely to remain closed for a long time.

Sources

http://www.ceforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=115397

http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/02/02/bridge-collapses-on-e18-high...

[Howard]

Major Landslip Closes Railway in Central England (Feb 1)

Rail passengers will face at least a week of disruption after a major landslip left around 350,000 tonnes of earth dangerously close to a railway track.

Engineers are monitoring a stretch of a line in the Harbury area of Warwickshire after a section of land around 160m long slipped next to the railway.

The landslide has forced the closure of the line between between Leamington Spa in Warwickshre and Banbury, Oxfordshire.

Network Rail said the site was "incredibly dangerous" because the slipped earth is still moving, making it unsafe for staff to even get to it to decide what needs to be done.

The slip happened at around 3pm on Sunday. No trains were on the line at the time and it was not covered by the earth.

Engineers have been at the site on Monday to examine the extent of the damage and to see how much it is still moving.

It is not known when it will be safe to begin work there, Network Rail said, and an assessment of the area may take several days.

The landslip has occurred near Harbury Tunnel in Warwickshire, the scene of a similar incident last year.

Sources

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/1138...

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-31081630

http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Harbury-Tunne...

[Mark]

Costa Rica: Landslide closes kilometer 33 of Inter-American Highway South at 'Cerro de la Muerte'

http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/01/29/travel-alert-landslide-closes-k...

A 105-meter landslide at a depth of 20 meters in the early hours of Thursday has closed the Inter-American Highway South (Route 2) at kilometer 33, in an area known as Cerro de la Muerte.

Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) officials have reported that the outside lane of the road has collapsed due to water saturation from constant rains in the area, the ministry’s director of emergency situations, David Meléndez, said.

“Earlier this morning a motorcycle and a car drove into the landslide, but the motorists were unharmed,” MOPT reported in a press release Thursday morning.

MOPT officials tweeted that it could take up to a month to reopen the route.

[SongStar101]

Land shifting going on? 

Beach washed away by freak high tide is returned to seaside town overnight

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/you-shore-beach-washed-away...

Residents in the Cornish village of Porthlevel woke one morning last week to find all the sand on their beach had disappeared, but are now celebrating after it came back

Residents in a seaside town where the entire beach was washed away by a freak high tide are celebrating - after it came BACK.

Locals in Porthleven in Cornwall were left scratching their heads after a severe high tide removed ALL the sand on their beach, and replaced with jagged rocks covered in seaweed and algae.

Photos from the scene showed promenade steps that used run down into the lush sand leading to a sharp drop onto rocks.

But locals were celebrating today after the sand was brought back - leaving them with a golden coast again.

Bare beach: The scene at Porthleven beach after the high tide washed away virtually all the sand

Councillor Andrew Wallis said the beach returned "completely naturally" confirming that "Mother Nature" put the sand back, not the council.

He said: "The beach had never had that little sand in living memory.

"This area is quite prone to long shire drift and sometimes it is more extreme than others. This time was definitely on the more extreme side."

An oceanographer from Porthleven, Alan Jorgensen, said he has never seen the level of sand so low in all his years in the village.

He said: "I've never seen it like this before. It was a bit of a surprise to be honest."

Back again: The sand has now been returned to the beach by 'Mother Nature'

Karen Wall, 42, from Porthleven, said: "I've seen it fluctuate, but just going by my mother's wisdom - she's been past that beach every day for 74 years - she's never seen anything like it."

Experts calculated that nearly a million tonnes of sand were lost off British beaches last year, with popular beaches in Newquay, Bude and Perranporth also left bare.

Estimations were that the sand - which was left languishing offshore in mountainous sandbanks and bars - would take years to return.