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National Survey: 17% of Indonesians live in landslide prone areas

According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), 17% of Indonesia's population, this being translated to nearly 41 million people, live in areas susceptible to landslides. With landslide m...

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About less deadly landslides!

Could the Oso landslide have been avoided? Are there more landslide prone areas across the country and how could state and federal agencies locate them and take precautions? Professors of the Uni...

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Reinforced fill failure causes Yeager airport to close and homes to evacuate

A major slope stability failure occurred last week at Yeager airport's main runway, urging to the evacuation of homes located at the foot of the reinforced slope and relocation of their owners. The ge...

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Extensive landslides engulf entire village in Amaliada, Greece

Extensive landslide phenomena are developing in the last few days in Amaliada Greece, threatening an entire village. The situation is significantly worsened by rainy weather and scientists monitoring...

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[Video]: Sinkhole formation in Russia

Three separate cameras in Russia catch a sinkhole being created a few meters away from a residential area!  The moment that a sinkhole is being formed is caught on video in the city of Solikam...

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Massive U.K. landslide connected to deforestation of slope

The railway line connecting Banbury and Leamington Spa was blocked with nearly 350,000 tonnes of soil and rubble after a massive landslide in early February. Satellite photographs of the area, from 20...

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Photogallery & video: Landslide in Evritania; Greece cuts road in half

A landslide in the area of Dipotama, Karpenisi, Greece cuts the local road network in two, for a second time within the last few months. Watch the video and the photo gallery below! A second landsl...

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Video: Aerial view of Mount Polley mining pond failure; official report released!

A few months after the extensive destruction at Mount Polley copper and gold mine, the independent panel, responsible for investigating the causes for the release of millions of cubic meters of sludge...

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Video: The chronicle of a slow moving landslide; Val Parghera Switzerland

Contrary to the common belief that landslides are violent, quickly evolving natural phenomena, triggered by heavy rain, earthquakes or volcanic activity, today's time lapse proves that landslides may...

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Greece's prefectures devastated by river overflows, as levees break and villages evacuated

Flooding phenomena continue to strike many areas in Greece, causing serious problems in populated areas and farming land as existing levees can no longer restrain the waters of swollen rivers. See the...

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