Recent Examples on the WebCalifornia Big Sur’s Highway 1 to reopen Friday — ahead of schedule — after major rockfall
May 15, 2024
No overnight work is scheduled for Friday or Saturday nights, the agency said.—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2024 Well before the fires, state transportation officials warned in a 2021 report about climate risks that the highway was at risk from rockfalls, landslides, flooding from high waves, storm surges, coastal erosion and even tsunamis.—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024 In Earth’s youth, there were many sources of intense heat and plenty of sparks—lightning, volcanoes, rockfalls—but hardly any free oxygen or dry and combustible matter.—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024 Other significant hazards includes instability, ground cracking and rockfalls that can be made worse by earthquakes near the summit.—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for rockfall
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