[Geology2] Snake River landslide, Wyoming with an amazing (and very funny) time-lapse video of the movement

20 May 2011

Snake River landslide, Wyoming with an amazing (and very funny) time-lapse video of the movement

Posted by dr-dave

It has been very noticeable in the last few weeks that western and central areas of the US and Canada are suffering a high incidence of landslides, mostly causing significant disruption to the road network and some property damage.  The cause seems to be a combination of heavy rainfall and rapid melt of an unsually large snowpack.  One notable example has occurred in the Snake River Canyon, near to Jackson in Wyoming, where a rather interesting landslide has been moving over the last few days.  This is an area of known landslide hazard – indeed it is even highlighted in the USGS paper on landslides in the USA, and there are several reports about landslide issues in this area.  Trib.com has the following rather nice picture of the landslide:

For some amazing pics and a very funny video click here



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