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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
Landslides have shaped the Palos Verdes Peninsula for the last several generations, but recent damage to homes across the affluent area of the South Bay shows the earth is moving dramatically ...
A cube of rock 0.5 miles (0.8 km) on a side slid 1,500 feet (457 m) down the slope of a steep canyon, then exited the canyon and traveled for 5 miles (8 km) across a flat valley at a speed of up to 75 miles per hour (121 km/h). [10] 13,500 BCE Green Lake (Southland) New Zealand Green Lake landslide
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