Originally Posted by
thebigspendur
You know, in Norway many of the smaller cities are located at the ends of fiords. Sometimes they have massive landslides which cause tidal waves that take out entire towns killing everything in it's path. They try and monitor bad areas and have warning systems giving them a few minutes to evacuate.
Here in New Mexico in the Taos Canyon it is known for rock slides that have routinely taken out cars and buses. They finally installed steel cable fencing lining all the unstable areas which has eliminated the problem. Being swept into the Rio Grande Rapids is no fun.