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2.3.2.1 Large diameter drainage wells with sub ... Landslide mitigation refers to several human-made activities on slopes with the goal of lessening the effect ...
The International Consortium on Landslides is a non-governmental organization created in 2002 to promote landslide research, education, and risk evaluation and reduction. It is located in Kyoto, Japan. The organization has consultative status with UNESCO. [1] [2] The ICL's journal is Landslides. It holds regular symposiums, including the World ...
The swath of destruction was estimated to be about 450 feet wide and engulfed multiple homes in the coastal community of Wrangell, Alaska.
Over 15 km 3 (3.6 cu mi) of material are estimated to have been moved in the single event, making it one of the largest continental landslides. [citation needed] Tsergo Ri landslide, a massive slope failure 60 km (37 mi) north of Kathmandu, Nepal, involving an estimated 10 to 15 km 3 (2.4 to 3.6 cu mi). [58]
Three people were transported to Ketchikan Medical Center following the landslide, which struck around 4 p.m. Sunday and damaged homes and infrastructure, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and City of ...
From 1974 to 1978, an 80 acre landslide [28] [29] occurred in the Abalone Cove area. [2] [13] [25] The lower part of the landslide started to move in February 1974. [28] The "Abalone Cove Slide" was moving so slow that geologists did not verify that it was an actual slide until 1976, after it had damaged roughly twenty homes. [30]
New drilling in Rancho Palos Verdes has revealed that devastating land movement has been caused, at least partially, by a deeper slip plane — meaning a larger area could be affected.
Landslide types (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Landslides" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...