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One such example occurred nearly two decades ago in Bluebird Canyon in Laguna Beach. On a foggy morning in June 2005, 17 homes were destroyed and 11 seriously damaged by a landslide that struck ...
On January 10, 2005, the southeastern portion of the 1995 landslide deposit failed, resulting in shallow, rapid fluid flow, unlike the 1995 landslide. The volume of the landslide was estimated to be approximately 200,000 cubic meters with a surface 350 meters (1,150 feet) long and 80–100 meters (260–330 ft) wide.
No rainfall occurred during or just before the landslide. Seventeen homes were destroyed and 11 seriously damaged. There has been a history of devastating landslides in Bluebird Canyon. The ...
Scott was deeply interested in soil and foundation stability, important in landslides and dam failures. [3] He was a consultant in the investigation of the Baldwin Hills Dam failure in 1963 and again in the 1978 Bluebird Canyon landslide in Laguna Beach, California .
La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right "La Conchita", Spanish for little conch shell, was first used as the name of a spur on the Southern Pacific railroad line in the 1880s and it was a name generally used to describe a broader area than the present day village.
The same area slid again in 2005, destroying 17 homes. After a winter of heavy rains in 1998, several homes slid down a hillside below Via Estoril in the Niguel Summit neighborhood of Laguna Niguel.
The Klondike Canyon has been noted for landslides. [ 17 ] [ 20 ] Renewed movement occurred in 1979, [ 32 ] and a Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts was created to study the Klondike Canyon landslides in 1982.
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