Archive for the 'Earth Movements' Category

Nov 07 2004

Knoweldge Network, Knowledge Tools

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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.

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Nov 06 2004

Geological Survey of Canada Landlside Page

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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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Oct 09 2004

Turtle Mountain Monitoring

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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.

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