4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (913+ words) Six-week schedule brings street closures, utility radar sweeps, and PCH delays to Castellammare neighborhood. Transportation crews are stepping up field investigations in the Castellammare mesa neighborhood this week as part of an ongoing Tramonto landslide study that will bring localized…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (614+ words) Fluvial sand bodies represent one of the most significant reservoir types in hydrocarbon exploration. Restricted by climatic conditions, sedimentary environments and the properties of provenance parent rocks, sedimentary characteristics and sand-body architectures exhibit substantial spatial variations across different river systems…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (470+ words) Experts link a recent border mudslide to climate change, warning that accelerating glacier retreat and expanding lakes are dramatically increasing geological disaster risks across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Par Wu Yuehui, People's Daily Following a mudslide at Gyirong Port, located along…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (275+ words) New GEOMAR study shows: Arctic warming may destabilize slopes The two glaciers around the Beerenberg volcano after the rock avalanche: Triggered by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake, large quantities of volcanic and permafrost debris tumbled down at the Kjerulf Glacier, spreading the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (204+ words) A massive rock formation is in danger of falling from the north face of the Säntis. A dangerous rock face has been discovered on the Säntis. Up to 15,000 cubic meters of rock could break off. The authorities have closed off…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1071+ words) A geological disaster that recently struck along the China-Nepal border has once again drawn attention to glaciers. Glaciers are often seen as "victims" of global warming. But glacier retreat, permafrost degradation and the expansion of glacial lakes, combined with extreme…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (302+ words) by Adam McKean and Steve Bowman How can the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) Geologic Hazards Program help your city, town, or county understand, prepare for, and respond to geologic hazards? General educational information about geologic hazards, including earthquakes, landslides, problem…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (538+ words) Fifteen Britons are missing in China after devastating floods swept through parts of Tibet and Nepal, with authorities still struggling to establish the whereabouts of hundreds of people caught in the disaster. Chinese authorities said 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries were…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1505+ words) A nationwide database reveals where landslides threaten millions of Americans and highlights deep urban and rural divides in risk. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) A slow-moving disaster often begins with rain, silence, and shifting earth. Across the United States, landslides quietly reshape hillsides,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (13+ words) Daily Tribune...