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An increasing number of landslides and rockfalls in the Alps have been linked to melting permafrost.—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Lambiel said scientists knew something was coming, thanks to increasingly frequent rockfalls from the mountain face onto the glacier.—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 May 2025 Other hazards include Pele's hair -- strands of volcanic glass often produced by lava fountaining activity -- crater wall instability, ground cracking and rockfalls.—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025 Additionally, certain areas along the trail have been identified as rockfall hazards.—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rockfall
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