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  2. Hazard map - Wikipedia

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    Hazard maps are created and used in conjunction with several natural disasters. [1] Different hazard maps have different uses. For instance, the hazard map created by the Rizal Geological Survey is used by Rizalian insurance agencies in order to properly adjust insurance for people living in hazardous areas. [2]

  3. GeoHazards International - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1991, GHI is the first non-profit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to mitigating earthquake, tsunami, and landslide risks in the world's poorest and most at-risk regions. Its solutions emphasize preparedness, mitigation, and building local capacity in order to manage risk. [1]

  4. 2023 South Coldwater Slide - Wikipedia

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    Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the U.S. Representative of the district, toured the slide in August and co-sponsored the renewal of the National Landslide Preparedness Act the following year. [ 11 ] Road closure for the South Coldwater Slide, 2024

  5. Geological hazard - Wikipedia

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    Huge landslide at La Conchita, 1995. A geologic hazard or geohazard is an adverse geologic condition capable of causing widespread damage or loss of property and life. [1] These hazards are geological and environmental conditions and involve long-term or short-term geological processes.

  6. Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US - AOL

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    Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. The landslide that destroyed a rural neighborhood and claimed 43 lives in Oso, northeast of Seattle, 10 years ago ...

  7. List of landslides - Wikipedia

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    A large landslide entered Sullorsuaq Strait, generating a megatsunami which struck Alluttoq Island, where it had a run-up height of 45 to 70 metres (148 to 230 ft). [15] ~2800 BCE Zion Canyon, Utah, US: 0.286 km 3: Landslide created the currently level floor of Zion Canyon inside Zion National Park. [21] ~1920 BCE Jishi Gorge, Qinghai Province ...

  8. Landslide mitigation - Wikipedia

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    the free length: the non-concreted length. Positioning of anchors and nails in an unstable rocky hillside When the anchorage acts over a short length it is defined as a bolt, which is not structurally connected to the free length, made up of an element resistant to traction (normally a steel bar of less than 12 m protected against corrosion by ...

  9. Disaster risk reduction - Wikipedia

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    Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is defined by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) as those actions which aim to "prevent new and reducing existing disaster risk and managing residual risk, all of which contribute to strengthening resilience and therefore to the achievement of sustainable development".