This link was put forward by one of the students in EOSC 311 – and is relevant to Module 5: Knowledge Network – Knowledge Tools.
In the lower left of the screen is a link to “Landslides” – a very well done module for BC residents.
Category: Earth Movements
Geological Survey of Canada – Landslides.
Good comprehensive site that allows one to research landlsides in Canada:
- Landslides in the News
- Interactive Landslide Information
- Landslide Reseachers
- About Landslides
- About the Canada Landslide Project
- Landslide Research outside the GSC
- Canadian Lansdslide Database
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Turtle Mountain Monitoring
One of the biggest natural tragedies in British Columbian/Canadian history occured in 1903, when half a Mountain slide on top of the town of Frank, Alberta. The “Frank Slide” has been studies widely, and its study continues.
The article, Implementation of a State-of-the-Art Monitoring system on Turtle Mountain announces the Alberta governments monitoring program, as well as proving a nice succinct summary of the geological conditions that lead to instabilty of the rocks of Turtle Mountain.