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- 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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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.
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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Landslides Questions
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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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RT @TAN_Network: Weather alerts still out for heavy rain, more flooding; landslides in Southern Thailand; temperatures to drop nationwide.
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RT@TAN_Network Weather alerts for heavy rain, additional flooding; landslides in Southern Thailand; temperatures continue to drop nationwide
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Weather alerts still out for heavy rain, additional flooding; landslides in Southern Thailand; temperatures continue to drop nationwide
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The opening of the Three Gorges Dam has been delayed. Landslides are the official Chinese explanation, not the outbreak of a zombie virus.
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Turkish floods and landslides leave four dead. Sad video: http://bit.ly/5E4E88
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