Landslides
"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. "
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Comment by Howard on July 24, 2014 at 3:03am
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Massive Landslide at Iceland Volcano Batters Shoreline With 50-Meter Waves (Jul 21)
A roughly one-kilometer (0.6-mile) wide piece of land fell from a mountain near Askja stratovolcano last night. Several 50-meter (164-feet) flood waves crashed on the rocks around the lake in Askja during the night. According to estimates, 50 to 60 million cubic meters (1,766-2,118 cubic feet) of land fell down the mountain.
Researcher Ármann Höskuldsson was in the area with a group of students when the incident occurred and says it was lucky that the incident occurred around midnight when no one was down by the lake.
“There was a massive landslide with part of it falling into the water which created a tidal wave ... The waves were around 50 meters high and were hitting up against the walls of the northern side of the lake,” he told ruv.is.
The waves have resulted in significant erosion.
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http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/07/23/askja-closed-due-huge-land...
http://www.wired.com/2014/07/massive-landslide-inside-the-askja-cal...
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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on July 23, 2014 at 11:28pm
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http://colombiareports.co/landslide-southwest-colombia-traps-17-min...
Tons of rock and clay have fallen on top of an open pit gold mine in Colombia’s southwestern state of Cauca, trapping 17 miners and injuring another nine, local media reported on Wednesday.
Initial reports detail that as hundreds of people were finishing their shift, tons of rock and clay fell on top of them, trapping 17, according to Colombia’s El Tiempo newspaper.
The mining tragedy took place in the town of Timbiqui, Cauca on Colombia’s Pacific coast; however, rescue efforts have been complicated because access to the mine takes 45 minutes by river.
“This is very serious. The people who could save themselves are just arriving at the hospital. The seriously injured are nine, and among them is the owner of the informal mine,” said Víctor Amu Sinisterra, mayor of Timbiqui, in an interview with El Tiempo.
The tragedy currently unfolding is similar to one that happened in Cauca in May.
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“There is an immense amount of distress in the community from seeing so many people disappear in one moment. Relief is on its way to the area, and we hope that at a departamental level, help is given to help us overcome this emergency. We ask for a lot of support to address the situation, since we haven’t been able to control it,” said Sinisterra.
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Comment by Andrey Eroshin on July 23, 2014 at 6:28pm
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Photo taken on July 17, 2014 shows the site of giant landslide in Gedi Village of Muhuang Township in Yinjiang Tu and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The landslide here, which occurred at 3 a.m. on July 17, damaged 152 buildings and 275 villagers has been evacuated. No casualties were reported. (Xinhua/Chen Xiaolan)
http://english.eastday.com/auto/eastday/topnews/u1ai9473_K3.html
http://www.ecns.cn/visual/hd/2014/07-18/43660.shtml#nextpage
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17.07.14. Deep geological fault opened in Quiahuixtlán, San Juan Totolac, Mexico
http://e-tlaxcala.mx/nota/2014-07-17/municipios/activan-protocolos-...
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Comment by KM on July 21, 2014 at 3:06pm
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2699886/Shock...
Shocking footage shows the dramatic moment THREE ski slopes collapse at £19m holiday resort in Turkey
Dramatic footage has been released showing the moment three ski jumps collapsed at a supposedly state-of-the-art holiday resort in Turkey.
The video shows dust billowing up as the structure gives way at the £19 million Palandöken ski resort, which was built in the city of Erzurum for the 2011 Winter Universiade.
Investigators who attended the site blamed errors made during the construction work, after finding evidence of negligence and basic engineering faults.
Aftermath: The multi-million pound ski resort was left in ruins after the collapse
The facility, which is the country's first and only ski jump, is located at the base of the Palandöken Mountain and had been promoted as a centre to help train a new generation of Turkish winter sports stars.
But three of the five towers at the facility gave way dramatically after developing large cracks in their walls. They ranged from 20 to 60 metres tall.
The other two towers, which measure 95 and 125 metres, also developed cracks making them completely unusable.
Heavy rain in the region appears to have accelerated the collapse of the slopes.
The site also includes a hotel and a cafe, which is located at the top of the 125-metre tower and receives around 200 tourists per day.
The complex was built by Turkish construction firm Saridaglar Insaat as part of a multi-million pound high-profile PR exercise, and had been inaugurated in 2011 by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It was Turkey's first ski jump tower facility and it was hoped that it would one day help to bring the Winter Olympics to the country.
Turkey's national team were also using the centre to prepare for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in China's PyeongChang.
Luckily, no-one was hurt as staff at the complex had alerted authorities about the cracks in the towers a few weeks before their collapse.
An evacuation took place and the Turkish national team ski jump team were sent home while checks were carried out.
Negligence: Investigators blamed errors made during the construction of the ski resort
Major fault: Video shows dust billowing up as the structure gives way at the £19 million ski resort
Embarrassment: The complex was built as part of a multi-million pound high-profile PR exercise
Erol Mehmet Yarar, head of the Turkish Skiing Federation, said: 'Initial findings are that the builders used only a single metre of steel piles (which provide the foundation) in the towers' foundation which was a major mistake, as a 50 metre long steel pile was pre-specified in the architect's plans.
'International standards require at least 25 metre deep piles for the towers of the size of those that collapsed.
'Given that the whole complex was built in an area prone to earthquakes makes this oversight a major error.'
The full report is expected in two months after which Erzurum Public Prosecutor's Office will make a decision on whether to bring about any charges.
Saridaglar Insaat had also built several other sporting venues across the country, along with an airport in the eastern province of Bingol.
The company refused to comment, saying that the investigation was still ongoing.
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Landslides Hit Southern China, 45 Dead (Jul 17)
Landslides over the past week have killed at least 45 people in southern China and left 21 others missing, the country's Ministry of Civil Affairs and an official said Thursday.
In Sichuan province, a landslide caused dirt and stone to hit a truck and four cars on a highway on Thursday afternoon, killing 11 people and injuring a further 19, according to an official in the province's Maoxian county.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement that heavy rains and associated floods and landslides over the past week had killed 34 people and left 21 others missing in seven southern provinces. The bulk of these deaths and missing persons were in Guizhou and Hunan provinces.
The ministry said nearly 9,300 houses had collapsed in the rains, and a further 63,000 houses had been damaged. The rains had also affected 384,000 hectares of crops and caused direct economic losses of 5.2 billion yuan ($840 million), it said.
Chinese state television showed flooding threatening the picturesque tourist town of Fenghuang in Hunan province, with a historic arched bridge barely emerging from floodwaters.
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http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/07/17/3751386/heavy-rains-landsli...
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Comment by jorge namour on July 16, 2014 at 6:17pm
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Avalanche hits Mt Cook hut- NEW ZEALAND
Last updated 14:25 16/07/2014
AVALANCHE TRAIL: The Gardiner Hut has nearly disappeared under the debris.
DAMAGED: Gardiner Hut on Mt Cook was hit by an avalance.
A large and "very rare" avalanche has engulfed a climber's hut on Mount Cook Aoraki.
New Zealand Alpine Club general manager Sam Newton said it appeared that no one was injured in the large rockfall, which may have happened at night.
"The rockfall covers a very, very big area,'' he said. "Rockfalls like this are very rare and hardly ever approach this size. This one is big.''
The rockfall happened on the South Ridge, or Hillary Ridge, of the mountain and swept down Noeline Glacier and over Pudding Rock, where the Gardiner Hut sits. It was reported by a pilot yesterday.
Photographs show the tin hut, which can sleep about eight people, engulfed in small rocks and moved off its foundations.
ockfall is the third to strike the area in the last 18 months.
There was one on the other side of South Ridge near Ball Pass and another near Mount Haast.
DOC said there were no records of visitors to the area at the time of the avalanche and aerial investigations did not indicate anyone had been caught in the incident.
The hut was in a remote spot, used only by experienced alpine climbers.
DOC services manager Mike Davies said following a helicopter inspection it was working with GNS Science to assess the stability of the area before a more detailed investigation of damage.
Until then, people were asked to keep out of the Noeline Glacier region of the upper Hooker valley.
The Hooker Track is unaffected.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10273447/Avalanche-hits-Mt-Cook-hut
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07.07.14. Land subsidense in Liu Sha Lu, Qingxiu Qu, Nanning Shi, Guangxi, China
http://msnphoto.eastday.com/2013slideshow/20140714_6/index.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&a...
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Deadly Landslide Hits Central Japan (Jul 10)
A landslide in a mountainous town in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan on July 9 swept away a house, killing a child. The landslide occurred 10 minutes before local authorities could issue an evacuation advisory.
Two men were found dead separately in different prefectures after falling into irrigation ditches.
Weather officials say more heavy rain is expected across the country, with possibly up to 80 mm per hour of rainfall in some places.
The landslide has destroyed more than 100 homes and the city Nagiso has been affected the most by disaster.
Evacuation advisories have been issued for more than 42,000 households. 8,000 households have been left without power.
Sources
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/caught-on-camera-dea...
http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/WOR-caught-on-camera-landslide-tri...
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