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Debris flows during the largest rainstorm following the 2009 Station Fire in California.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Wildfire One-Two: First the Burn, Then the Landslides

by Aaron Sidder 22 June 202128 September 2021

Severe wildfires strip away plant cover and reduce the soil’s ability to hold water. A new study develops a model to better understand landslide risk following a burn.

Map of the study site in the northern California Coast Ranges.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Thickness and Strength of Slow-moving Landslides Revealed

by O. Marc 22 April 202128 September 2021

Hundreds of slow-moving landslides’ deformation patterns were inverted to obtain their thickness and frictional strength, revealing that larger landslides are weaker and thinner than smaller ones.

People stand atop debris from a huge slump landslide in Uganda.
Posted inNews

Landslides Mar the “Pearl of Africa”

by H. Mafaranga 19 April 202126 October 2021

Behind Uganda’s lavish beauty, climate change has taken its toll: Death, destroyed properties, and displaced communities increase as above-normal rainfall floods the country.

Buildings cling to a soil cliff cut away by a flood.
Posted inNews

Development and Climate Change Contribute to a Himalayan Tragedy

by T. V. Padma 3 March 202112 April 2022

Infrastructure projects like roads and dams destabilize slopes and compound the effects of glacial floods and avalanches, scientists say.

Image of the southern part of the Orientale Basin with yellow patches indicating boulders fields
Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Tumbling Boulders of Orientale Basin

by Laurent G. J. Montési 8 February 20213 May 2022

Mapping boulder fields and boulder tracks highlights the seismic hazard still present on the Moon.

View up a 95-meter-long debris flow flume facility, with cameras and other instruments in the foreground
Posted inScience Updates

A New Era of Debris Flow Experiments in the Oregon Woods

by M. K. Obryk, D. L. George and B. B. Mirus 26 January 202129 September 2021

What do a backhoe, expanding foam, half-ton concrete blocks, and a 100-meter-long hillslope slide have in common? All were part of reviving the U.S. Geological Survey’s experimental debris flow flume.

A view of landslides in the mountains of Puerto Rico after the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Maria in 2017
Posted inFeatures

A Slippery Slope: Could Climate Change Lead to More Landslides?

by Jane Palmer 23 November 202031 March 2022

Scientists investigate whether warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns could be triggering more landslides in mountainous areas.

Aerial photo showing the extent of the Oso landslide
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Simple Actions Can Help People Survive Landslides

by Jack Lee 27 October 202020 May 2022

New research provides practical advice to minimize landslide risk for individuals before, during, and after an event.

The toppled remains of a building on the shore of Palu Bay in Indonesia following a 2018 earthquake and tsunami
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Redes Sociales Ayudan a Revelar la Causa del Tsunami en Indonesia en el 2018

by Aaron Sidder 21 October 20206 October 2021

Videos de Twitter y YouTube ayudaron a los científicos a descubrir los mecanismos físicos que generaron el gran tsunami en Palu Bay después de un terremoto de magnitud 7.5.

The toppled remains of a building on the shore of Palu Bay in Indonesia following a 2018 earthquake and tsunami
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Social Media Helps Reveal Cause of 2018 Indonesian Tsunami

by Aaron Sidder 26 June 202029 September 2021

Videos from Twitter and YouTube helped scientists tease out the physical mechanisms that generated the large tsunami in Palu Bay after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake.

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