Landslides are pretty much just a whole bunch
of rock and dirt that slide due to gravity. Which can also be caused by rain, floods, or earthquakes, alternate freezing or thawing. They happen in all 50 states , which is a big surprise to me because I never here of landslides happening in the U.S. Some natural causes of landslides are, ground water pressure that can destabilize the slope, losing top soil or plants, which can cause erosion. Erosion at the bottom of the slope caused by rivers or oceans. Weakening of the slope caused by snow melt, or heavy rains. Earthquakes and volc
anoes. Some human causes of landslides are, vibrations of machinery digging up a lot of dirt or blasting.
There are also several types of landslides and a couples of them are one, a debris landslide, which is just a bunch of mud and sticks. Another one is an earth flow, which is fine-grained material, like sand. And a deep seated landslide, in which the sliding surface is located beneath the roots of trees. Since landslides can destroy a lot man made things, throughout the year 1-2 billion in damage happens every year the U.S. Some examples are, the cost of fire, police, medical personnel, evacuations, and the demolition of crushed houses or the reconstruction of new houses.
Some signs to look for are springs, seeps, or saturated ground in areas that have not been typically wet before. Also look for new cracks or bulges in the ground. To help prevent landslides you should plant ground cover on slopes, or build retaining walls. Some warning signs are that the doors or windows begin to stick or jam, and underground utility start to break. Also usually landslides aren't really predicted, Landslides impact the following elements of the natural environment: (1) the topography/morphology of both the subaerial and submarine surfaces
of the Earth, (2) rivers, streams, forests, and grasslands, and (3) habitats of native fauna, both on the Earth’s surface and in its streams and oceans.
Also, warnings to people usually come to people on the news or weather channel, if it recently snowed or rained in huge amounts.of rock and dirt that slide due to gravity. Which can also be caused by rain, floods, or earthquakes, alternate freezing or thawing. They happen in all 50 states , which is a big surprise to me because I never here of landslides happening in the U.S. Some natural causes of landslides are, ground water pressure that can destabilize the slope, losing top soil or plants, which can cause erosion. Erosion at the bottom of the slope caused by rivers or oceans. Weakening of the slope caused by snow melt, or heavy rains. Earthquakes and volc
anoes. Some human causes of landslides are, vibrations of machinery digging up a lot of dirt or blasting.
There are also several types of landslides and a couples of them are one, a debris landslide, which is just a bunch of mud and sticks. Another one is an earth flow, which is fine-grained material, like sand. And a deep seated landslide, in which the sliding surface is located beneath the roots of trees. Since landslides can destroy a lot man made things, throughout the year 1-2 billion in damage happens every year the U.S. Some examples are, the cost of fire, police, medical personnel, evacuations, and the demolition of crushed houses or the reconstruction of new houses.
Some signs to look for are springs, seeps, or saturated ground in areas that have not been typically wet before. Also look for new cracks or bulges in the ground. To help prevent landslides you should plant ground cover on slopes, or build retaining walls. Some warning signs are that the doors or windows begin to stick or jam, and underground utility start to break. Also usually landslides aren't really predicted, Landslides impact the following elements of the natural environment: (1) the topography/morphology of both the subaerial and submarine surfaces
of the Earth, (2) rivers, streams, forests, and grasslands, and (3) habitats of native fauna, both on the Earth’s surface and in its streams and oceans.www.ussartf.org
pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr-01-0276/ - 227k
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