I was reading about landslides and came across the 1964 Good Friday landslide in Alaska, which moved around 30 million cubic meters of earth! It got me thinking, what other massive landslides do you all know about? I’m particularly interested in the geological conditions that triggered them.
The 1964 Good Friday landslide is indeed impressive, but did you know the 2014 Oso landslide in Washington moved about 3 million cubic meters of earth? It’s like nature hit the fast forward button, but unfortunately with catastrophic results. What geological conditions do you think play the biggest role in these events?