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Earthquake damage: significant cracking and displacement in adobe wall of garage
Earthquake damage: significant cracking and displacement in adobe wall of garage

Geology, Hazards

August 16, 2022

The Great ShakeOut

The origins of The Great ShakeOut project lie, unsurprisingly, in Southern California, one of the more seismically active regions of the country. In 2008 a group of experts collaboratively modeled what might happen when a major earthquake hits the Southern California region. The detailed report, titled…

An expansive view of most of Colorado looking from the south-south-west from the International Space Station (ISS). Photo credit: NASA.
An expansive view of most of Colorado looking from the south-south-west from the International Space Station (ISS). Photo credit: NASA.

General, Geology

April 8, 2022

NASA Earth Observatory

One of our favorite online feeds is from the NASA Earth Observatory along with their Image of the Day. After catching a recent article on the San Luis Valley, we thought that our loyal subscribers might be interested…

West Salt Creek rock avalanche viewed from the air
West Salt Creek rock avalanche viewed from the air

General, Hazards, Publications

May 16, 2017

AASG 2017 John C. Frye Memorial Award for CGS publication

The Association of American State Geologists announced that their annual John C. Frye Memorial Award for 2017 is granted to the CGS and the staff members who authored the report The West Salt Creek Landslide: A Catastrophic Rockslide…

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