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Due to its steep, glacier-carved cliffs, Yosemite Valley experiences many rockfalls each year. This one from El Capitan occurred on 28 September 2017 and was an estimated 10,324 cubic meters in volume, or about 25,400 tonnes (28,000 tons). Image courtesy of the US National Park Service/ Hennette Olsboe Foreyen.

Due to its steep, glacier-carved cliffs, Yosemite Valley experiences many rockfalls each year. This one from El Capitan occurred on 28 September 2017 and was an estimated 10,324 cubic meters in volume, or about 25,400 tonnes (28,000 tons). Image courtesy of the US National Park Service/ Hennette Olsboe Foreyen.

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