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The Strange Medical Case of the Radioactive Landslide

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Date: 2014-10-16 19:55:23
Blog: History of Geology
URL: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/2014/10/16/the-strange-medical-case-of-the-radioactive-landslide/

Summary:

The landslide of Köfels (named after a small village in Tyrol) is one of the largest recognized landslides in the Alps – large enough to dam up a 92 meters (300 feet) deep prehistoric lake and divide in two the valley of Ötz. Wood fragments discovered during the construction of a gallery in the landslide [...]

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Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
TyrolAT47.25311.3986

Keywords:

Alps, Ötz, construction, divide, feet, Health, Köfels, lake, Landslide The landslide, landslides, meters, Radioactive, small village, Strange Medical Case, Tyrol, valley, Wood fragments

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