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Its headscarp, the uppermost boundary of a landslide or rockfall, sat roughly 1,025 meters above sea level.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Authorities raised the five-step alert around Mayon to level 3 in January after a series of mild eruptions that caused intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater along with deadly pyroclastic flows.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Travelers previously descended into the canyon along steep switchback roads prone to rockfalls or took long detours around the gorge, routes that added more than an hour to travel time.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Erosion is a persistent concern on Tristan, where rockfalls and landslides are common.
—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
Authorities raised the five-step alert around Mayon to level 3 in January after a series of mild eruptions that caused intermittent rockfalls, some as big as cars, from its peak crater along with deadly pyroclastic flows.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
Travelers previously descended into the canyon along steep switchback roads prone to rockfalls or took long detours around the gorge, routes that added more than an hour to travel time.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Erosion is a persistent concern on Tristan, where rockfalls and landslides are common.
—NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Rockfall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rockfall. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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