News tagged with landslides
Geologists monitor landslide in Washington state for further movement
It's hard to picture a bigger landslide than the one that buried a quarter-mile of Highway 410 in Yakima County, Wash., in mid-October.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2009 |
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Tsunami waves reasonably likely to strike Israel
"There is a likely chance of tsunami waves reaching the shores of Israel," says Dr. Beverly Goodman of the Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences at the University of Haifa following encompassing geoarchaeological research ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Global warming to triple rain over Taiwan: scientist
Global warming will cause the amount of heavy rain dumped on Taiwan to triple over the next 20 years, facing the government with the urgent need to beef up flood defences, a scientist warned Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Rubber plantations could have 'devastating' impact in Asia
The expansion of rubber plantations in southeast Asia could have a "devastating" environmental impact, scientists warned Thursday as they pressed for a substantial increase in forest preserves.
May 21, 2009 |
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UN: Growth of slums boosting natural disaster risk
(AP) -- The rampant growth of urban slums around the world and weather extremes linked to climate change have sharply increased the risks from "megadisasters" such as devastating floods and cyclones, a U.N. ...
May 17, 2009 |
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