I had a geology professor who said that, while slow and steady geologic processes are a thing, a better way to describe geology is that it happens not at all, and then all at once. This is a great example of that.
Geology Hub is like what Nick Zentiner does. He explains it simply and its a short format video that is informative and to the point. Been following Geology Hub now for a few years. Great details and well informed. I have been thru Farewell Canyon in the 80s. It was so beautiful and the glacial water against the brown back drop amazing. But it’s mostly all sand.
Damn man, you scary good at this RU-vid thing. I was just watching a helicopter flyover of Chilcotin and thought "I wonder if GeologyHub is going to have more updates on this" and when I refreshed YT you had a 3-minute old video ready to go for me.
Except the last video made it sound like the thing was going to burst like a bomb releasing all water at once which doesn't happen it's doing exactly what I said it would in the last videos comments
i could tell you but you wouldn’t like it. Important thing is: you are here. I am here. We other viewers are here. Here!!! NOT there. We don’t need no stinkin’ regular mainstream media news anymore. This guy and others like him on the internet do a way better job anyways!!
Fun fact: the Cascadia quake that he recently made a video about had native stories of the last one including an entire community sinking into the sea during the quake. Also, of course, across the pacific in Japan they had stories of the tsunami that hit without a quake known as the orphan tsunami.
Big fan of your coverage of this. Other channels seemed more interested in pushing personal agendas, sensationalizing, or insulting government officials and media. Appreciate having a channel that's just the facts.
This was the only informative news piece on this situation. I have been reviewing news segments on this all day and you are the first one who actually explained all of it with clarity and real information. Thank you
Leave no crisis off the table for use in agenda and narrative. I live in British Columbia, I'm 52 years old, I've been in those mountains, I've walked those mountains. I've stood, many times, walking through Manning Park and along highway 3 near Hope, staring up at the awe inspiring and somewhat terrifying aftermath of the Hope Princeton Slide. Some residents of my home town of Grand Forks where actually killed and buried in that slide, family members of a man that was an older friend of mine. When you walk through, it's different then when you drive, it's more personal, larger, more omnipresent and more frightening. I've walked the old road that now has weeds growing up in it, the yellow line still visible, just disappearing under the mountain. These things happen in this province, in this location of this province and they'll happen again. I appreciate your video pointing out that although the relatively recent fire may have had some effect on this slide, the slide itself was inevitable either way. Right off the hop, vultures look for reasons to cry climate change and "human caused" and this is not the case. You did a great job pointing out the facts, the actual facts and in today's news environment, that's a rare thing. I knew this right from the start, many people who actually live this area, and I mean live, not just drive through, also know these facts. Thank you for your factual video.
Thanks for reporting on this. I live just a couple of hundred miles from the landslide. My concern is how the slide will affect the salmon runs going up the Chilcolton.
"Nagwentled" is fascinating, an old native word, thank you for bringing this natural geological occurrence to our attention. "Land Across The River" has occurred several times in this area. It wouldn't hurt for us white dudes to pay a bit more attention to native knowledge and teachings. I do hope the raging waters clear up in time for the salmon runs.
So mature followed it course , the bank slid , blocked the river , the water backed up until it has sufficient volume to re-establish its channel. Just like it has done for millennia.
Every time I see such events covered in so much detail, with folks puting so much effort into it, I can't help but imagine how Peoples of the past, who didn't have anyone figuring this stuff out for them, might have seen these sudden floods and the like. Thank you SO much for your work. ❤
Though people of the past knew many things about the natural world that few people know today. They knew the stars and planets well even if they didn't know exactly what they were. David Suzuki said that every time he's met an Indigenous person living a traditional life that person was very aware of all the plants and animals around them and knew how those plants and animals interacted whereas he found that some scientists he met generally focused on just a few plants and animals and didn't even know the names of all the other plants and animals in the area. It's still good to listen to what scientists say but there is often knowledge and wisdom coming from Indigenous people as well.
This is the first channel I've seen, that correctly states that the water actually permeated the debris first and came out the face, before the major channel was formed. All other channels despite the early video, still claim it " over topped " 🙄 Others and I were constantly told in other channels that this couldn't happen and were insulted.
Not really damaging at all. It was just redirecting a tiny little bit. The worst flooding happened upstream from the avalanche. This is called nature fixing the river. We sometimes forget that we don't figure into the equation.
So well said! Thanks. Those structures were old and empty. Sad they may have been of historical interest. Too bad the videos were not of the actual river.
It's a geological incident nothing more, there isn't an equation, nothing is fixing anything. Personification of Rock and water obeying the laws of gravity is childish.
Even though it could have been a very scary situation for 1000s of more people, this event is an interesting look at factors that can change an environment and ecosystem.
i found this guy’s channel during the Iceland volcano geldingadalir in what.. 2021 or something I cannot remember the year haha but maybe even before that and I am so glad I have learned so much from this dude without needing to go study actual geology in a classroom environment… because I do not intend to become a geologist. I am happy to let this guy educate me with his chosen field of study!
This seems the perfect end scenario. No major disruptions. Just a gradual return to a direct flow of the Chilcotin River. Hope the salmon run survives.
A better resolution would have been if Canada's equivalent of the US Army Corp of Engineers had responded much like the rapid response to Montana's Quake Lake in 1959.
It's a pretty good update. No known casualties, and some minor losses of structures. It would be bad if the whole thing had ruptured at once but luckily it didn't.
THANKS for the coverage! Since I have some friends (very far) downstream on the Frasier, this event caught my attention. There was good info available, but for any overviews and updates that I was able to parse, your last three vids were helpful (for my own understanding, etc). I guess what I mean is: GOOD JOB! And, thanks for making an effort to communicate this info in a manner that w/is appropriate for (interested, informed, marginally scientifically literate) layperson's like myself. The efficacy of the evacuations and monitoring has likewise given me an increased appreciation for the work of the responsible agencies amd the people involved! Cheers!
I hope the ecosystem recovers from this event and everyone affected gets the support they need. Thank you for the explanation, drawings, and excellent research.
this is a frequent ecological event in this area since pre-history. the difference being people were wise enough to mostly keep away from these zones and did not extablish villages in these areas. also the population on the banks of the Fraser was definitely thinner before 1850
the ecosystem will always recover don't be ignorant even if a disaster wiped out humans and destroyed most of the world it would eventually return to normal this is part of nature nothing extrodinary it only seems that because it affects humans in 10 years affects from this will be erased and most people will never know it happened
Of all the interesting examples of the Earth just doing it's thing, I think this is stands out, it's not something we hear about too often and it's been fascinating to follow! All those involved in providing the science, engineering, as well as the various government's communication and responses that are helping to keep casualties and losses at a minimum all deserve a generous round of applause and thanks. Thank you GeologyHub, for your amazing work and remarkably fast turn around time for major events, and the splash of science and wonder you give us everyday with your updates.
This why I trust your channel. You warned about this exact danger right from the start, yet other channels said that the water would just overflow and slowly erode the dam away, whilst implying people needn't to worry about it.
Once again you have provided a thorough, detailed and readily understood update that does not condescend (because possible disaster has not come to pass) but educates. Your combination of maps and videos is very helpful. Are you aware of videos posted yesterday of ongoing slides in area of original slide? Saw the video, but have not heard comments about that . Thanks again. 😎
There are important rail routes that follow the Fraser River. I hope they aren’t compromised-both for the transport of goods and the most scenic, legendary rail tours of Canada.
That's weird, I've seen multiple channels of people in the area posting videos of the dam breaking, as well as multiple geology and Canadian news channels talking about it.
Well it was in the top 3 stories of the news in all the British Columbia TV news channels, I can assure you of that. The main competing story was a guy in Surrey getting set on fire by a thug who robbed his store.
It is curiously disappointing how quickly the landslide was overtopped by backed up floodwater and how panicky initial reportage was about the prospect of major flooding and damage.
Yeah, I was kind of hoping the Canadian government would respond quickly with their own version of the US Army Corp of Engineers to stabilize the landslide damn much like what was done in 1959 with Quake Lake in Montana.
don't remember exactly, but it was in Italy near at the Swiss border, a landslide blocked a river, which was over 30 meters wide and about 5 meters deep with relativ strong stream, the military was not far away, they were holding an exercise, US chopper took part in the rescue, anyway, they bombed a relatively bright side of the debris that blocked the river away. This was a delicate decision as it could have triggered further landslides and no major protective measures could be put in place to catch the flying rocks and debris, some of which were thrown well over 500 metres away. But despite all efforts, only a trench of about 4 m wide and 2 m deep could be created, but this widened relatively quickly so that no major backflow occurred! But to do that in this landslide is nearly impossible, it's a far larger landslide!
@@davidford3115 I thought that maybe they could have bombed a place to remove mud, even it removes only a few meters mud and stones, the water would have done the rest, but waiting until it was 50 meters high, that it ended in an big flood was clear! so better try to remove a bit of mud and stone. But of course it a fare bigger river, don't know if it would have worked, but I think better as to wait
Mostly fines that far down I think -- although I'm not quite sure where his claim is relative to the confluence.The nuggets on his Fraser claim are probably eroding out of nearby benches. But yeah, he could get some replenishment.
There don't appear to be any houses among the 7 flooded or washed away. The 5 at the farmstead upriver appear to be small outbuildings, the 2 houses and other barns on the property are farther from the river. And the 2 at the Farwell Canyon site downriver look like they have been empty for many decades. There!are pictures posted on Google Earth.
Great video. Would like to piont out it is the Fraser river, not the Frasier. Also, the three buildings washed away before Farwell canyon bridge were an abbandoned settler property
im amazed by the multiple very high quality graphic satellite maps that you have! I could really use that! Are they available as a public subscription service?
Wow, I'm actually surprised it's breached this quickly. Over-topping cuts channels through rock slide dams amazingly fast. It can go from a literal tiny trickle to a bulldozing deluge in minutes.
I heard old, uninhabited cabins and buildings were was swept away. No houses or barns. This is not a major flood. It is running slowly through Lytton. I saw that on the news.
SO interesting, makes me think of historical changes that took place along the Mississippi River. Thank you for following this and explaining it with wonderful graphics!
