With record runoff comes threat of landslides

Earth is already moving at the site of old slides in Wasatch Front neighborhoods.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Geologist Ben Erickson of the Utah Geological Survey adjusts the GPS equipment that monitors landslides at the Springhill Geologic Park in North Salt Lake, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. A creeping landslide destroyed 18 homes here several years ago.

With record runoff comes threat of landslides

Earth is already moving at the site of old slides in Wasatch Front neighborhoods.

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