Four lakes near Yellowknife, Canada, show that there’s no one-size-fits-all answer.
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The evolving landslide threat at Farwell Canyon on the Chilcotin River in British Columbia
There are concerns about the potential impact of an incipient landslide at Farwell Canyon on the Chilcotin River in British Columbia, Canada. On 30 July 2024, a large landslide occurred on the Chilcotin River in British Columbia, Canada, blocking the flow. The scale of the landslide was massive – on the BC website about the […]
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Guest post: Photos and Preliminary Observations from an Overview Flight of the 6 December 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake, Yukon Territory, Canada
Yukon Geological Survey Contributors: Derek Cronmiller, Theron Finley, Panya Lipovsky, Jan Dettmer A guest post featuring images and a commentary of landslides in Yukon Territory in Canada triggered by the 6 December 2025 M=7.0 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake. The 6 December 2025 Mw=7.0 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake in the St. Elias Mountains of Yukon caused widespread mass […]
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Watershed Sustainability Project Centers Place-Based Research
A community science project supports an innovative watershed management plan.
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The 17 December 2024 Takhini River landslide and river-ice tsunami, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
A major slope collapse in frozen sediments in Canada highlights the role of progressive failure. Back in January of this year, I posted fascinating a piece by Derek Cronmiller of the Yukon Geological Survey about the 17 December 2024 Takhini River landslide and river-ice tsunami, which occurred in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The location of this […]
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Arctic Rivers Trade Inorganic Nitrogen for Organic
Climate change is shifting the makeup of a key nutrient in rivers across Russia, Alaska, and Canada, with the potential for ecosystem-wide impacts.
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The 15 July 2025 quick clay landslide at Portneuf in Canada
A quick clay landslide in the Quebec region has destroyed most of a farm and a local road. Over the next few days I will try to bring the blog up to date with some of the major landslides that have occurred whilst I have been on leave. To start, on 15 July 2025 an […]
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Tanya Harrison: Roving on Mars
This planetary geologist has worked on nearly every Mars rover while connecting government, universities, the private sector, and the public.
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The official report of the 24 June 2024 landslide at the Eagle Gold Mine heap leach facility
The Independent Review Board has released its report into a 6 million cubic metre landslide in Canada. It indicates that an initial rotational failure triggered a flow slide that travelled 1,400 metres. On 24 June 2024, a very large landslide affected a heap leach facility (HLF) at the Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon, Canada. I […]
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Surface Conditions Affect How Mosses Take to Former Well Pads in Canada’s Boreal Fens
With the help of key moss species, a new approach aims to restore the fens of the Western Boreal Plain.