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Title Comment Keywords
Geologic Maps n.a. / n.a. geologic map, landslide, groundwater, earthquake, mineral, vegetation, fault, strike, dip, map key, legend, map symbol, map color, geologic unit, geologic age, contact, fold
Down to Earth 30 minutes / n.a. geologist, volcanic eruption, resource, landslide, groundwater, earthquake, California, "Solar System", life
Landslides and Mud Flows 20:22 - 20:46 (00:24) / 1.1 MB mudflow, landslide
Evaluating Landslide Risks 20:46 - 21:52 (01:06) / 1.7 MB landslide, "landslide risk", drilling, "Ann Meeker"
Minimizing Landslide Hazards 21:52 - 22:27 (00:35) / 0.7 MB landslide, "landslide risk", "Ann Meeker"
What Geologists Study 22:27 - 23:16 (00:49) / 1.2 MB "James Sadd", "geologic hazard", earthquake, "volcanic eruption", landslide, environment, geologist
Surf's Up! n.a. / n.a. tsunami, wave, volcanic eruption, landslide, earthquake, impact, hazard
Surprising Behavior of the San Andreas Fault 11:29 - 12:49 (01:20) / 1.6 MB "William Bakun", geologist, earthquake, "Loma Prieta Earthquake", fault, "San Andreas Fault", "strike-slip fault", focus, fissure, landslide
earthquake hazard, earthquake risk, seismic hazard, hazard n.a. / n.a. "earthquake hazard", "earthquake risk", "seismic hazard", hazard, "surface faulting", "ground shaking", landslide, fiquifaction, tectonic, tsunami, seiche
ground failure n.a. / n.a. "ground failure", landslide, liquefaction, "lateral spread"
landslide n.a. / n.a. landslide
Mass Wasting 30 minutes / n.a. "mass wasting", "geologic hazard", landslide, construction, slope, slump, creep, movement, mitigation, mudflow, mountain, water, soil
Mass Wasting 02:02 - 03:25 (01:23) / 2.3 MB "James Sadd", "geologic hazard", "mass wasting", Armero, gravity, mountain, slope, landslide, boulder, road, landform, "Earth's surface", "sea floor", "plate tectonics", orogeny, landscape
Point Fermin 07:45 - 09:24 (01:39) / 2.3 MB "James Sadd", "Perry Ehlig", slump, "mass wasting", "Point Fermin", California, wave, erosion, "coastal bluff", slipping, over-steepening, speed, movement, block, landslide, "Coast Highway", "Paseo del Mar", beach
Palos Verdes Peninsula 09:55 - 10:27 (00:32) / 0.8 MB "mass wasting", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", California, "Portuguese Bend", landslide, creep, slump, earthflow, slope, "geologic hazard"
Ancient Landslide 10:27 - 11:12 (00:45) / 0.6 MB "Perry Ehlig", "mass wasting", landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", road, construction, fill, slope, base, movement, "geologic hazard"
Living With the Slide 11:12 - 11:59 (00:47) / 1.1 MB "mass wasting", landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", base, construction, "geologic hazard"
Leveling Houses 11:59 - 13:10 (01:11) / 1.7 MB "Steve Mirich", "geologic hazard", landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", "mass wasting", construction, mitigation
Temporary Solutions 13:10 - 14:04 (00:54) / 1.1 MB "Bob McJones", landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", "mass wasting", mitigation, "geologic hazard"
Lowering Water Table 14:04 - 15:04 (01:00) / 1.8 MB "Perry Ehlig", landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", "mass wasting", "geologic hazard", "water table", well, movement, wave, erosion, base, gabion, shore
Mitigation 15:04 - 15:25 (00:21) / 0.6 MB landslide, "Portuguese Bend", "Palos Verdes Peninsula", "geologic hazard", mitigation, geologist
Wrightwood 15:25 - 15:50 (00:25) / 0.6 MB landslide, Wrightwood, California, "mass wasting", "geologic hazard", mudflow, "debris flow", storm
Mudflows and Debris Flows 15:50 - 16:48 (00:58) / 2.5 MB "mass wasting", "mudflow", "debris flow", creep, slump, landslide, water, movement, viscosity, density, sand, silt, boulder, rainfall, snow, gravity, "geologic hazard"
Geologic Site Investigation 19:39 - 20:52 (01:13) / 1.5 MB "Ann Meeker", "Schaeffer Dixon and Associates", "mass wasting", geology, construction, map, landslide, outcrop, bedding, dip, structure, fault, creep, slump, stability
Possible Landslide 21:38 - 22:57 (01:19) / 1.7 MB "Ann Meeker", "mass wasting", landslide, creep, slump, mitigation, building, construction, drilling, geologist, structure, soil, sampling, "grain size", moisture, color, slope, fill, engineering
Final Report 22:57 - 24:28 (01:31) / 1.8 MB "Ann Meeker", "mass wasting", landslide, mitigation, construction, "core sample", data, drilling, map, "cross section", engineering, stability, slope, drainage, vegetation
Problem of Major Proportions 24:28 - 25:37 (01:09) / 1.7 MB "mass wasting", "geologic hazard", creep, soil, slump, earthflow, bedrock, "Portuguese Bend", "Point Fermin", landslide
Destructive Flows 25:37 - 26:22 (00:45) / 1.8 MB "mass wasting", "geologic hazard", speed, creep, slump, landslide, rainfall, mountain, canyon, viscosity, density, mudflow, debris flow, rockslide, "rock avalanche", valley
Geologic Hazard 08:54 - 09:55 (01:01) / 1.4 MB "Douglas M. Morton", "Ann Meeker", foliation, dam, road, engineering, "metamorphic rock", "sedimentary rock", landslide, structure, construction, orientation, "geologic hazard"
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