[MCN] Mining can cause landslides

[Lance Olsen]

Landslides and Mines: A Constant Threat

Earth Networks
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Apr 13, 2018 — 24 people died as mining activities in the water-saturated region cause landslides. 13 others were injured during this event. These types of ...Read more <https://www.earthnetworks.com/blog/landslides-and-mines-a-constant-threat/#:~:text=Another%20incident%20occurred%20in%20April,this%20event.%20These%20types%20of>
Interactions between landslides, the mining industry, and ...

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by R Soobitsky · 2024 — The nature of the hilly and insecure terrain of the mining industry can also be home to numerous landslides that impact the lives of those ...
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John Platt. Social Traps. American Psychologist, August 1973

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An Ambio article by some heavyweights in climate adds some timely detail to the earlier story.

“A team including the likes of Will Steffen, Paul Crutzen, Veerabhadren Ramathan, Johan Rockstrom, Marten Scheffer and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber begin the abstract of their article by saying ‘Over the past century, the total material wealth of humanity has been enhanced …’ and they end it by saying, ‘we risk driving the Earth System onto a trajectory toward more hostile states from which we cannot easily return.’”

https://mountainjournal.org/why-rising-temps-mean-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/




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