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Both effects may reduce landslides in some conditions. On the other side, temperature rise causes an increase of landslides due to the acceleration of snowmelt and an increase of rain on snow during spring, leading to strong infiltration events (64).
The landslide causes are the reasons that a landslide occurred in that location and at that time and may be considered to be factors that made the slope vulnerable to failure, that predispose the slope to becoming unstable. The trigger is the single event that finally initiated the landslide.
The 2024 Wayanad landslides were a series of landslides that occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk [5] in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024. The landslides were caused by heavy rains that caused hillsides to collapse, destroying the areas ...
Mudslides and landslides can cause extensive property damage and even be fatal. Here's a look at the causes of and differences between them. Most common causes of mudslides and landslides [Video]
If you live in a mountainous region, mudslides or landslides are more common. There are many reasons as to why they occur, let's go over some of the more common causes.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, more than 2,000 landslides displaced families in western North Carolina. They are waiting to find out if rebuilding is even possible or safe.
Smaller landslides have also been identified at volcanoes on Mars and Venus. [5] [6] Martian landslides reach lengths of 90 km (56 mi) and more while the largest Venusian landslides extend only about 50 km (31 mi). The most dramatic landslide deposits on Venus occur beneath the slopes of volcanoes.
Landslides tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes. As climate change intensifies storms and ...