Compare the above image with this Telegraph Calcutta picture of a landslide at St Antony’s Colony in Munnar, India.
Almost a mirror image! Hmmm.......!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
The physics of landslides...
This is a nice illustration that the physical rules that control landslides are the same the world over (or that journalists play games occasionally...). Below is the well-known USGS image of the 1995 La Conchita landslide in California:
Compare the above image with this Telegraph Calcutta picture of a landslide at St Antony’s Colony in Munnar, India.
Almost a mirror image! Hmmm.......!
Compare the above image with this Telegraph Calcutta picture of a landslide at St Antony’s Colony in Munnar, India.Almost a mirror image! Hmmm.......!
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30th August
ReplyDeleteA major landslide occured at Sabarimala, a famous hill top temple in Kerala, on 4th September. The event washed off Chandranathan road. Caused an estimated damage of Euro 10000.
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