SIXTY-EIGHT MILLION TONS OF ROCK FELL IN A LANDSLIDE - AND NOBODY KNEW WHERE

The 68 MILLION ton landslide that nearly went unseen: Spectacular rock fall that set off earthquake sensors around the world and had scientists scouring Alaska to find source.

• The whopper took place in a remote part of Alaska on February 16
• Using seismic data, scientists could only locate the slide to within 30km
• A blogger in the UK posted the findings online which spurred a helicopter pilot to explore the area and NASA to take photographs from space
• Debris from the landslide flowed 4.8 kilometers downhill and left deposits as deep as 40 feet - almost the height of a five-story building

Read entire report and see pictures
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571322/Massive-68-million-ton-Alaskan-landslide-discovered-thanks-innovative-crowdsourcing-effort-involving-UK-blogger-NASA.html

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