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In Earth’s youth, there were many sources of intense heat and plenty of sparks—lightning, volcanoes, rockfalls—but hardly any free oxygen or dry and combustible matter.
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Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
Other significant hazards includes instability, ground cracking and rockfalls that can be made worse by earthquakes near the summit.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Because of the region’s potential for rockfalls and other hazards, public access near the caldera has been limited since 2008.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
Big Sur’s Highway 1 to reopen Friday — ahead of schedule — after major rockfall.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
Other significant hazards includes instability, ground cracking and rockfalls that can be made worse by earthquakes near the summit.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
Because of the region’s potential for rockfalls and other hazards, public access near the caldera has been limited since 2008.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
Big Sur’s Highway 1 to reopen Friday — ahead of schedule — after major rockfall.
—Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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