“Giant Rockfall”
Here is a rockfall from 2021 that is a part of my Rockfall Dynamics study site that reveals numerous storm events along with the fossilized creatures that are associated with them. I have been studying and documenting these rockfalls now for several decades and have identified a number of causal factors and numerous patterns and processes involving the coastal geology of this area of Monterey Bay. This study is revealing several never-before documented geological processes involved with coastal rockfall dynamics in active continental margins. In a couple of cases I have been able to reinforce my understanding by accurately predicting events and I hope to be able to eventually make novel non-invasive mitigation recommendations once I have enough longitudinal data.
