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Landslides happen when soil, debris and rocks move quickly down a slope because of gravity. They can be caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and wildfires.
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Fast Facts
- Bad land management can cause landslides
- Occur all over the U.S.
- Can occur underwater causing tsunamis
- Similar to avalanches made up of quickly falling snow, ice and rock on a mountain
- The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 caused the biggest landslide recorded in historyMount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: Life Returns: Frequently Asked Questions about Plant and Animal Recovery Following the 1980 Eruption
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Landslide Warning Signs
- Doors or windows suddenly sticking or jammingFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Concrete floors and foundations tilting or crackingFEMA: Are You Ready?
- New bulges and widening cracks on the groundFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Underground utility lines breakingFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Water breaking through the ground in new placesFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Fences, retaining walls, utility poles or trees tilting or movingFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Faint rumbling sound that gets louder as landslide nearsFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Sound of trees cracking or moving debrisFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Ground sloping downward and shiftingFEMA: Are You Ready?
- Collapsed pavement, mud and fallen rocksFEMA: Are You Ready?
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Wikipedia: Landslide
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North Carolina Geologic Survey (NCGS): Landslides
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United States Geological Survey (USGS): Natural Hazards: Landslides
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The Atlas of Canada: Landslides
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American Red Cross: Landslide and Debris Flow (Mudslide)
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FEMA: Landslide Preparedness
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World Vision responds to floods and landslides in El Salvador: http://bit.ly/4hgVjn
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World Vision responds to floods and landslides in El Salvador: http://cli.gs/jG54y
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Floods, landslides kill 124 in El Salvador: 5:24 AM http://bit.ly/44X4Vg
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States and oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday after helping cause flooding and landslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador.
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States and oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday after helping cause flooding and landslides that killed 124 people in El Salvador.
@_bikinis | November 09, 2009 06:10 PM
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Landslide Hazard and Risk - $260.00
With the increasing need to take an holistic view of landslide hazard and risk, this book overviews the concept of risk research and addresses the sociological and psychological issues resulting from landslides. Its integrated approach offe...
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Landslides in Practice: Investigation, Analysis, and Remedial/Preventative Options in Soils - $175.00
The authoritative guide to landslide investigation, evaluation, and mitigation design Landslides in Practice combines clearly written descriptions and real-life case histories in an authoritative, practical guide to landslide inves...
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Landslides Research
- American Planning Association (APA): Landslides Research
- International Landslide Research Group
- NBRO: Landslide Studies & Services Division
- The Japan Landslide Society
- University of Waterloo: Landslide Research Programe
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