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Lithological and structural control of Hattian Bala rock avalanche triggered by the Kashmir earthquake 2005, NW Himalaya, Pakistan.
A Preliminary investigation of reactivated mass movement near the epicenter of 2005 Kashmir earthquake, NW Himalayas, Pakistan
Many liquefaction features were observed along the creeks eroded within the sediments of the Holocene paleolake related to the RA-2 rock avalanche.
Determination of seismogenic structures and earthquake magnitud from seismites in the Acequion river, Precordillera Range, central-western Argentina
The researchers predicted an increase in rock avalanches due to the shrinking glacial ice as well as changes in the geometry of the underlying bedrock--an especially troubling finding given not only the presence of the railway tunnel, but also a number of buildings located on the glacier above the bedrock.
OBSERVING COSMIC PARTICLES TO MAP GLACIAL BEDROCK
construction of remediation measures is intended to remove, segregate or otherwise eliminate impacted rock avalanches.
Procurement Of Works On Permanent Ensure Safety On The Road
The middle chapters treat a long list of specific landslide types, discussing their mechanisms, prediction, and management: coseismic landslides, volcanic debris avalanches, peat landslides, rock-snow-ice avalanches, landslide-damming episodes, rock avalanches onto glaciers, and paleolandslides.
Landslide Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Other perils on its snaking 40 miles include rock avalanches, fog and trucks squeezing by each other on its stony surface, often a 10ft-wide track.
THIS is the road to hell; 40-mile stretch claims 300 lives a year
It included two rock avalanches that happened 90 minutes apart and triggered 16 small earthquakes, according to data recorded at the school's seismograph station.
Recovering from Bingham Canyon's record-setting 2013 slide: Rio Tinto's Utah copper operation rebounded rapidly to regain full production

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