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A major rockslide prompted two highways to be shut down in Colorado over the weekend and witnesses captured the frightening moment on video. Highways 96 and 165 from Wetmore to Westcliffe in ...
A state of emergency was declared in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes on Tuesday a day after more homes lost power because of the shifting land.. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proclamation of a state of ...
The West Salt Creek landslide (also known as the Grand Mesa landslide or West Salt Creek rock avalanche) occurred on the evening of May 25, 2014 near Collbran, Colorado, along the north side of the Grand Mesa, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Grand Junction. It was the largest landslide in Colorado's history.
It is also a Colorado Natural Area and an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. [1] [2] [3] The earthflow, a slow-moving landslide, crawled down the valley about 700 years ago creating the 4-mile-long (6.4 km) and 2,000-foot-wide (610 m) wide mass. [1] [2] The earthflow lies a few miles southeast of Lake City. [2]
Kate E. Allstadt is an American geologist and seismologist employed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) who works out of Golden, Colorado. [1] [2] She is a self-described "present-day geologist" for her interest in connections between geology of the Pacific Northwest and the people in its local communities.
This week, a group of residents filed a lawsuit in state court alleging local officials — including the homeowners' association, the area's water provider, the city, the county and landslide ...
The Bureau of Reclamation is the branch of the federal government charged with constructing large irrigation projects, like dams and canals, that made western settlement possible. The Government Highline Canal was started in 1902 and completed in 1917, after many delays caused by private landowners whose land needed to be condemned to make the ...
A 2021 analysis by then-Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier found that Florida made up 8% of the nation’s homeowners’ claims in 2019, but 76% of its lawsuits.