[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Massive Big Sur landslide added 13 acres to Central California coast - LA Times
"A massive landslide that engulfed Central California's Highway 1 has added 13 acres to the coastline."
'Based on new aerial photographs, the May 20 slide in Big Sur created a bulge of land the size of 10 football fields, the East Bay Times reported Wednesday. '
'He is a U.S. Geological Survey research geologist who is leading a project to photograph the coast. '
'Photos taken by a plane a week after the slide were translated by computer into three-dimensional images. '
'A quarter-mile of Highway 1 was covered by as much as 80 feet of stone and soil at its deepest point, Jonathan Warrick said. '
[–] Nofatpeople ago
why is it depressing?