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But many locals understand there’s always the looming threat of another rockfall or landslide, particularly during a rainy winter, as this one has been.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Instability, ground cracking and rockfalls are present around the Kīlauea caldera, which is why that area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has been closed since 2007.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
Throughout the hours-long operation, there was constant danger of rockfall, officials said.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
The rain caused a minor rockfall and debris flows on a stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive, Caltrans said.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 Nov. 2025
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Instability, ground cracking and rockfalls are present around the Kīlauea caldera, which is why that area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has been closed since 2007.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
Throughout the hours-long operation, there was constant danger of rockfall, officials said.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
The rain caused a minor rockfall and debris flows on a stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive, Caltrans said.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 Nov. 2025
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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