Landslide that filled a home and buried a road in Utuado, Puerto Rico
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Landslide that filled a home and buried a road in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
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Utuado, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station
The Utuado monitoring station is located directly upslope from the Lake Caonillas dam. It is vegetatively unique compared to the other stations in that the surrounding vegetation is mainly switchgrass, with sparse trees. The steep slopes at the station are underlain by Cretaceous granodiorite and quartz-diorite.
Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Puerto Rico
In September 2017 Hurricane María triggered more than 70,000 landslides across Puerto Rico that caused loss of life and widespread damage to transportation, communication, and power-supply infrastructure, and to other public and private property.
Related
Utuado, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station
The Utuado monitoring station is located directly upslope from the Lake Caonillas dam. It is vegetatively unique compared to the other stations in that the surrounding vegetation is mainly switchgrass, with sparse trees. The steep slopes at the station are underlain by Cretaceous granodiorite and quartz-diorite.
Rainfall-Induced Landslides in Puerto Rico
In September 2017 Hurricane María triggered more than 70,000 landslides across Puerto Rico that caused loss of life and widespread damage to transportation, communication, and power-supply infrastructure, and to other public and private property.