Geologic Hazards: Risks and Mitigation
volcanic hazards (volcanoes and eruptions). Major geologic hazard events in the past five years include a fatal rockfall in Rockville, Washington County on December 12, 2013, the Parkway Drive landslide in North Salt Lake, Davis County on August 5, …
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