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Landslides (Nature's Fury) by John Hamilton, 2005-09 Landslide: Padre Silver Draws The Black Spade by William Breault, 2003-06-16 Landslides Identification and Mitigation of Large Landslide Risks in Europe: Advances in Risk Assessment Landslides and Tsunamis (Pageoph Topical Volumes) Landslides and Avalanches (Natural Disasters) by Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury, 2010-07-08 Landslides and Rockfalls of Yangtze Gorges by Han Zongshan and others, 1989 Landslides (Natural Disasters) by Anne Ylvisaker, 2000-08 Landslide Victory (Loveswept No 117) by Barbara Boswell, 1985-10 Landslides In The San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Including A Consideration Of Their Causes And Their Classification (1909) by Ernest Howe, 2010-05-23 LANDSLIDES OF OREGON: NORTH COAST by John V. and William B. North Byrne, 1973 Landslide, Wyatt's Hurricane by Desmond Bagley, 1967 Landslides and landslide management in South Wales (Geological series) Landslides, Slumps, & Creep (First Books - Earth and Sky Science) by Peter Goodwin, 1998-03

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41. NGDC Natural Hazards Slide Sets
    This set of slides depicts diverse types of landslides and mass wasting. Photos were taken in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Peru, and Switzerland.  
    http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/nndc/struts/results?eq_0=7&t=101634&s=0&d=1

42. Landslides - Forces Of Nature
    l a n d s l i d e s i n t r o d u c t i o n . A thick, heavy mass of muddy earth and debris slides down a hillside, collapsing an entire slope.  
    http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/landslides/index.shtml
    
    Extractions: A thick, heavy mass of muddy earth and debris slides down a hillside, collapsing an entire slope. The torrent of soil and water can crush houses, break through strong buildings, and sweep away people in a matter of seconds. Find out how to prepare, predict, and prevent against these phenomena by clicking on! format this page for printing [ info ] introduction what's a landslide? rock avalanches how do they happen? ... glossary [ reality ] current events case studies ten worst real life stories ... interviews [ interact ] multimedia simulations classroom activities ... resources [ general ] about win our award awards we've won guestbook ... sitemap [ forces ] avalanches droughts earthquakes flooding ... main page

43. NDRD Search Engine: Landslide
    Your search for landslide found the following documents (of 565 documents searched) Deciphering large landslides linking hydrological, groundwater and  
    http://ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov/NDRDsearch.cgi?Terms=landslide

44. Landslides - King County
    landslides can be a dangerous secondary hazard when initiated by severe storms. The power of these land movements was exemplified in the severe winter storm  
    http://www.metrokc.gov/prepare/preparerespond/hazardsdisasters/landslides.aspx
    
    Extractions: print Photo provided by King County Executive's Office Landslides can be a dangerous secondary hazard when initiated by severe storms . The power of these land movements was exemplified in the severe winter storm that hit the Puget Sound region in December 1996 and January 1997. During this storm, heavy snowfall was followed by a warming trend that caused quick melting, runoff and flooding, followed by a period of rain. This led to over 100 slides in King County over the subsequent two-month period. Severe storms are not the only cause of landslides. The Nisqually earthquake in February 2001 caused a portion of hillside near Jones Road in the Renton area to slide into the riverbed of the Cedar River. The flow of the river was partially blocked resulting in several homes along the river being damaged by the dammed waters. Evidence of slide activity can still be seen along the eastern side of Interstate-5 from King County Airport all the way to the Interstate-90 interchange where portions of hillside collapsed carrying trees and debris downhill, falling just short of impacting Interstate-5. Although landslides can and do occur in almost any part of the state, geographic King County and the Puget Sound Basin are especially vulnerable due to our urban environment and unique geological conditions. Because of our high population density and the fact that many structures are built either on top of or below bluffs and slopes subject to landslides, more lives are endangered during these land movements and there is a greater potential for damage or destruction to private and public property. Many of the major valleys and shoreline bluffs of Puget Sound are bordered by steeply sloping unconsolidated glacial deposits that are highly susceptible to landslides. Other vulnerable areas include the Cascade Mountain passes leading to eastern Washington. As a result, allowing for the possibility of a landslide occurring in our area is an essential component to your family emergency plan.

45. Modeling The Interaction Of Landslides, Debris Flows, And The Channel Network
    We are developing such a model that incorporates vegetation influences on landslide initiation, debris flow runout, and mesoscale (i.e.,  
    http://www.fsl.orst.edu/~slancast/agusprin.htm
    
    Extractions: Stephen T. Lancaster and Gordon E. Grant 1. Dept. of Geosciences, Oregon State University ( slancast@fsl.orst.edu 2. Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest Service Landscape modeling usually involves a trade-off between the descriptiveness of the model and the area modeled.

46. Landslides
    landslides take many different forms and sizes. This photo set progresses through the following slides, falls and flows. Each of these types of landslides  
    http://geology.about.com/od/naturalhazardsclimate/ig/Landslides/
    
    Extractions: zOBT=" Ads" zGCID=" test1" zGCID+=" test13" zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 z160=zpreC(160,600);z336=zpreC(336,280);z728=zpreC(728,90);z155=zpreC(336,155);zItw=160 if(thin)gEI('abw').className='thin'; Search var h2=document.getElementsByTagName("h2")[0];if(h2.getElementsByTagName("a")[0].firstChild.nodeValue.length>28)h2.className="long"; Home Education Geology Browse ... Topics A-Z Search h1 = document.getElementById("title").getElementsByTagName("h1")[0];h1.innerHTML = widont(h1.innerHTML); From Andrew Alden , About.com Landslides take many different forms and sizes. This photo set progresses through the following: slides, falls and flows. Each of these types of landslides may involve rock, debris (mixed rock and soil) or earth (fine-grained material). Flows of very wet earth are called mudflows, and mudflows associated with volcanoes are called lahars. At the end are photos showing various efforts to control landslides. To learn more, see Landslides in a Nutshell Enter Gallery Parts of a Landslide Soil Creep Tree Affected by Soil Creep Rock Affected by Soil Creep ... Block Slide, Forest Road 19, Oregon

47. California Geological Survey - Landslides
    Since the 1960’s, the California Geological Survey (CGS) has produced numerous maps that show landslide features and delineate potential slopestability  
    http://www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/geologic_hazards/landslides/
    
    Extractions: /**** Overriding styles for branding ~ located in the CSSSTyleLibrary ****/ @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/ca_master.css"); /* ***** The department-specific style sheet statement goes here ***** */ @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/ca_department.css"); /* @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/navigation_1_level.css"); */ /* @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/navigation_2_level.css"); */ @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/navigation_2_level.css"); /****** Select a color scheme ******/ @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/color_scheme_04_napa.css"); /* ***** Select the 1, 2 or 3 column content section ***** */ @import url("/Style%20Library/en-us/CA-css/content_2_column.css"); var MSOWebPartPageFormName = 'aspnetForm'; Skip to: Content Footer Accessibility Search: California This Site CA.GOV Guidelines for Geologic Timber Harvesting Plans (Note 45) Factors Affecting Landslides in Forested Terrain (Note 50) Guidelines for Preparing Geologic Reports for Regional Scale Environmental and Resource Management Planning (Note 52) Guidelines for Evaluating and Mitigating Seismic Hazards in California (SP 117) ... Landslides California Geological Survey - Landslides

48. Office Of Emergency Management
    landslides are common in Seattle. Late winter and early spring are the most Nearly all landslides in Seattle result when excess water is involved,  
    http://www.seattle.gov/emergency/hazards/landslides.htm
    
    Extractions: Landslides Landslides are common in Seattle. Late winter and early spring are the most common times for slides, with most of the documented slides in Seattle occurring in January. Nearly all landslides in Seattle result when excess water is involved, and the majority of landslides also involve human factors of some type. The probability of a slide event rises after a wet, cold winter, especially if a freeze occurs in late winter and early spring. The ground becomes saturated over the winter, and then porous following a freeze, so a subsequent rain will penetrate the surface while the high water table will prevent the ground from absorbing it. The water increases the slope stress by adding weight and increasing pore pressure within the soil. Major Incidents Year Locations Impacts Magnolia, West Seattle

49. Mass Wasting/Landslides
    These are animations showing different types of landslides like slumps, slides, and falls in a variety of environments.  
    http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/mass_wasting.ht
    
    Extractions: Topical Resources Cutting Edge Visualization Visualization Collections Compiled by Mark Francek more info at Central Michigan University Access animations showing different types of landslides like slumps, slides, and falls in a variety of environments. Landslide Types, McGraw Hill : This Flash animation displays in quick sequence four different mass wasting events: earthflow, translational slump, rotational slump, and rock fall. Images are attractive but there is little in the way of causative factors involved in mass wasting. To access the animation Click on the "Flow Slide Fall" link. Earth Flow, Wiley : This Flash animation with accompanying audio exhibits the different stages involved in the formation of an earth flow. A step-like scarp forms along with a flowage zone at the toe of the earth flow. The sequence concludes with the stabilization of the earth flow with vegetation. Expect long loading times.

50. ESA Portal - Giant Robot Helps Prevent Landslides
    Jan 12, 2005 Fighting landslides is dangerous work, but help from space is on its way. Recent testing in Italy has shown that the fourtonne Roboclimber  
    http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9R03AR2E_index_0.html
    
    Extractions: ESA Life in Space Expanding Frontiers Improving Daily Life ... Benefits for Europe Multimedia ESA Multimedia gallery Earth images gallery Podcasting RSS feeds ... National galleries Media Centre Press Releases ESA Television Exhibitions Services Calendar Publications Frequently asked questions ESA-sponsored Conferences ... Subscribe Search All ESA Home Advanced Search Roboclimber Giant robot helps prevent landslides Landslide in northern Italy Landslides are a big problem in Italy. More than 400 take place each year causing an estimated €1200 million of damage and often deaths. In the 20th century 5939 people were declared dead or missing due to landslides. Alfredo Sandovar from the European Commission was also present at the Roboclimber demonstration and expressed his great satisfaction with the results. “We are aware of the big dimension of this problem which is why we decided to finance this project,” he said.

51. Landslide Information From The Colorado Division Of Emergency Management
    landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They may be small or very large, and can move at slow to high speeds.  
    http://www.dola.state.co.us/dem/public_information/landslide.htm
    
    Extractions: Colorado Emergency Management Association Landslides Landslides occur when masses of rock, earth, or debris move down a slope. They may be small or very large, and can move at slow to high speeds. They are activated by such things as storms and fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, rock and soil weakened through saturation by snowmelt or heavy rains and excess weight from accumulation of rain or snow, stockpiling of rock or ore, or waste piles. Man-made structures may stress weak slopes to failure creating a landslide. Landslides occur in every state. The Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Coastal Ranges and some parts of Alaska and Hawaii have severe landslide problems. Any area composed of very weak or fractured materials resting on a steep slope can, and probably will, experience landslides. Click on the link here for the USGS webpage. They have a lot of information on the the DeBeque Canyon landslide in Colorado.

52. Catalog Page For PIA01095
    The two landslides are about 3 to 3.5 kilometers (1.8 to 2.1 miles) in length. They occurred when material from the crater wall failed under the influence  
    http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01095
    
    Extractions: Original Caption Released with Image: Recent Galileo images of the surface of Jupiter's moon Callisto have revealed large landslide deposits within two large impact craters seen in the right side of this image. The two landslides are about 3 to 3.5 kilometers (1.8 to 2.1 miles) in length. They occurred when material from the crater wall failed under the influence of gravity, perhaps aided by seismic disturbances from nearby impacts. These deposits are interesting because they traveled several kilometers from the crater wall in the absence of an atmosphere or other fluids which might have lubricated the flow. This could indicate that the surface material on Callisto is very fine-grained, and perhaps is being "fluffed" by electrostatic forces which allowed the landslide debris to flow extended distances in the absence of an atmosphere. This image was acquired on September 16th, 1997 by the Solid State Imaging (CCD) system on NASA's Galileo spacecraft, during the spacecraft's tenth orbit around Jupiter. North is to the top of the image, with the sun illuminating the scene from the right. The center of this image is located near 25.3 degrees north latitude, 141.3 degrees west longitude. The image, which is 55 kilometers (33 miles) by 44 kilometers (26 miles) across, was acquired at a resolution of 100 meters per picture element.

53. UW.Org: Clearcutting Causes Landslides
    During our short 1.5 hour flight, we saw literally hundreds of landslides coming from clearcuts and their roads. We saw about 4 natural landslides in  
    http://www.umpqua-watersheds.org/local/landslides/slides.html
    
    Extractions: Prepared by the Pacific Rivers Council Forest Service Study Finds Landslides On Deforested Hillslopes. Aerial Landslide Survey of Mapleton RD by AFSEE Post-Storm Aerial Observations by William Weaver, Ph.D. Oregon Department of Forestry confirm clearcuts cause landslides. Landslide Commentaries from NPR, Oregonian, Roy Keene, Native Forest Council, and more. Landslides on Brush Creek, next to expensive restoration project. We took an airplane yesterday, flying north west of Roseburg. During our short 1.5 hour flight, we saw literally hundreds of landslides coming from clearcuts and their roads. We saw about 4 natural landslides in forested areas. We couldn't see every natural slide from the plane - but I know for sure, there were not hundreds. There were many, many more landslides from clearcuts. The slopes were just dripping with streaks of mud and slides. The draws and valleys were ripped wide open, and oozing with the displaced soil and rocks. We flew over the Hubbard Creek slide, which killed four people last month. It was not the biggest or most impressive slide we saw. It started high on a vertical slope - skinny, small. We saw it widen, saw the path it took through some old-growth, and saw pieces of the house, and scattered wreckage where it went through the rural residential area. There are no words to describe...

54. JCP Reports - Hazard Information - Landslides
    This article will deal with how geologists and engineers define and recognize landslides and where a slide might be expected to occur.  
    http://www.jcpreports.com/html/articles/landslide.html
    
    Extractions: Hazard Information - Landslides By JCP Geologists Although rainstorms are extremely welcome to California, those same storms also can bring a taste of what that welcomed water can do in hillside areas. This article will deal with how geologists and engineers define and recognize landslides and where a slide might be expected to occur. A landslide is a downward movement of rocks and soil. However, it might also include such things as vegetation, structures, or parts of roadways. Sometimes the soil can liquify and the slide then becomes a mudflow which acts much in the same way as a stream of water. Landslides may move as slowly as two inches a year, such as the Penitencia Creek Landslide in San Jose, however, speeds in excess of 20 miles as hour have occurred. Landslides occur in all sizes and shapes. They can be backyard size, or they can be a couple of miles long. Landslides can be shallow or deep, and they can move a few inches or several miles. There are also numerous types of landslides. They range from rock falls (such as those in Yosemite Valley) to landslide-mudflows that can occur on very gentle slopes as low as 15 degrees. Homesites in hillside areas may experience landslide problems if they were not properly designed or located relative to existing slope or other conditions on the property. Many landslides are man-made, caused by cutting roadways and building pads, or placing improperly engineered fill on steep slopes. Earthquakes can trigger landslides, but the most common triggering mechanism is the combination of heavy rainfall, steep slopes, and loose or soft soil. Even slopes that appear stable when dry can experience a landslide if the soil becomes saturated by an intense storm or series of storms. Other sources of excess water such as broken pipes, intensive landscape watering, or misdirected run-off can also trigger a landslide. Hillside areas burned off by forest fires are also particularly susceptible to landsliding because of the absence of vegetation to bind the soil.

55. UCSB Press Release: "Recent Landslides In La Conchita, California Belong To A Mu
    Oct 19, 2005 Recent landslides in La Conchita, California Belong to a Much Larger Prehistoric Slide, Report Geologists.  
    http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/pa/display.aspx?pkey=1356

56. Flooding, Landslides Leave 45 Dead In Philippines: Govt
    Feb 28, 2008 Manila (AFP) Feb 28, 2008 Persistent heavy rain has left 45 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands in the Philippines,  
    http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Flooding_landslides_leave_45_dead_in_Philippin
    
    Extractions: Persistent heavy rain has left 45 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, the government said Thursday. Ten additional deaths were reported in six provinces in the eastern Bicol region, from the 35 already reported last week, while 31 people were reported injured, the Office of Civil Defence said. Landslides and floodings have affected 137 towns in the Philippines since last week, and have displaced some 873,000 residents who sought shelter in evacuation camps, it said. Weather forecasters say more flooding was expected in the coming days. In the latest incident, up to four feet of water inundated the town of Sulop in southern Davao del Sur province, forcing 15 families to seek shelter in a Catholic church which was on higher ground. Landslides also cut off gold panning areas in Compostela Valley in Mindanao due to continuing rains.

57. North American Landslide Conference
    First North American Landslide Conference landslides and Society Integrated Science, Engineering, Management, and Mitigation Vail, Colorado June 38, 2007  
    http://www.mines.edu/academic/geology/landslidevail2007/

58. MIT Tool Determines Landslide Risk In Tropics - MIT News Office
    Jun 25, 2007 Engineers at MIT have devised a system for determining an area s landslide risk, a tool that could help planners improve building codes,  
    http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/landslides-0625.html
    
    Extractions: June 25, 2007 Engineers at MIT have devised a simple yet effective system for determining an area's landslide risk, a tool that could help planners improve building codes, determine zoning and strengthen mitigation measures in mountainous tropical regions frequently hit by typhoons. Devised originally for Baguio City, Philippinesa city that averages five typhoons annually and holds the world record for most precipitation received in a 24-hour period (46 inches on July 14-15, 1911)the risk rating system relies on data commonly available in developing countries. The engineers use information about the history of landslides, the type of bedrock underlying a slope, the inclination of the slope and the type of vegetation growth to determine an area's hazard rating, which they then look at in combination with land use and population density to determine the overall risk rating. "The system could be applied directly to any country with similar topography, geology and climate, which would be much of Southeast Asia," said Herbert Einstein, a professor in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He and Artessa Saldivar-Sali, a Filipino who spent summers with her family in Baguio, developed the system as part of her master's degree thesis work.

59. Volcanoes, Landslides, Earthquakes & Floods
    RealTime Monitoring of an Active Landslide above Highway 50, California landslides and Landslide Hazards in Washington State Due to February 5-9,  
    http://online.wr.usgs.gov/kiosk/vlef.html

60. Landslides, Debris Flows, & Rockfalls - Utah Geological Survey
    landslides are common natural hazards in Utah. They often strike without warning and can be destructive and costly. Common types of landslides in Utah are  
    http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/hazards/landslide/index.htm
    
    Extractions: House damaged by the April 6, 2004 debris flow in Farmington, Utah. Landslides are common natural hazards in Utah. They often strike without warning and can be destructive and costly. Common types of landslides in Utah are debris flows, slides, and rock falls. Many landslides are associated with rising ground-water levels due to rainfall, snowmelt, and landscape irrigation. Therefore, landslides in Utah typically move during the months of March, April, and May, although debris flows associated with intense thunderstorm rainfall are common in July. Recent Landslides 2001-2006 Landslides Technical Reports

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