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Landslide response to Hurricane Mitch rainfall in seven study areas in Nicaragua
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Susan H. Cannon, Kathleen M. Haller, Ingrid Ekstrom, Eugene S. Schweig, Graziella Devoli, David W. Moore, Sharon A. Rafferty, Arthur C. Tarr
Debris-flow and flooding hazards associated with the December 1999 storm in coastal Venezuela and strategies for mitigation
Heavy rainfall from the storm of December 14-16, 1999 triggered thousands of landslides on steep slopes of the Sierra de Avila north of Caracas, Venezuela. In addition to landslides, heavy rainfall caused flooding and massive debris flows that damaged coastal communities in the State of Vargas along the Caribbean Sea. Examination of the rainfall pattern obtained from the GOES-8 satellite showed th
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G. F. Wieczorek, M. C. Larsen, L.S. Eaton, B. A. Morgan, J.L. Blair
A preliminary finite-element analysis of a shallow landslide in the Alki area of Seattle, Washington
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S. Debray, W. Z. Savage
Remote rainfall sensing for landslide hazard analysis
Methods of assessing landslide hazards and providing warnings are becoming more advanced as remote sensing of rainfall provides more detailed temporal and spatial data on rainfall distribution. Two recent landslide disasters are examined noting the potential for using remotely sensed rainfall data for landslide hazard analysis. For the June 27, 1995, storm in Madison County, Virginia, USA, Nationa
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Gerald F. Wieczorek, Harry McWreath, Clay Davenport
Catastrophic debris flows transformed from landslides in volcanic terrains : mobility, hazard assessment and mitigation strategies
Communities in lowlands near volcanoes are vulnerable to significant volcanic flow hazards in addition to those associated directly with eruptions. The largest such risk is from debris flows beginning as volcanic landslides, with the potential to travel over 100 kilometers. Stratovolcanic edifices commonly are hydrothermal aquifers composed of unstable, altered rock forming steep slopes at high al
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Kevin M. Scott, Jose Luis Macias, Jose Antonio Naranjo, Sergio Rodriguez, John P. McGeehin
Compilation of post-wildfire runoff-event data from the Western United States
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Erica R. Bigio, Susan H. Cannon
Finite-element analysis of the Woodway Landslide, Washington
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William Z. Savage, R.L. Baum, M.M. Morrissey, B.P. Arndt
Landslides in Alameda County, California: A digital database extracted from preliminary photointerpretation maps of surficial deposits by T.H. Nilsen in USGS Open-File Report 75-277
All or part of 25 7.5-minute quadrangles identifying 8465 landslides - largely slow-moving slides and earth flows - in Alameda County, California, have been converted to a digital-map database, compiled at 1:24,000 scale and plotted at 1:62,500 scale, that can be acquired from the U.S. Geological Survey over the Internet or on magnetic tape.
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Sebastian Roberts, Michelle A. Roberts, Eileen M. Brennan
Peligros de deslizamientos [Landslide Hazards]
Deslizamientos, flujos de escombrera y desastres geológicos similares provenientes de volcanes ocurren alrededor del mundo. Cada año estos desastres causan billones de dólares en pérdidas y un sinnúmero de fatalidades y heridos. El primer paso para reducir los efectos dañinos causados por estos desastres es el conocimiento y educación acerca de ellos. El Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos se
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Landslide Hazards
Landslide hazards occur in many places around What Can You Do If You Live Near Steep Hills? the world and include fast-moving debris flows, slow-moving landslides, and a variety of flows and slides initiating from volcanoes. Each year, these hazards cost billions of dollars and cause numerous fatalities and injuries. Awareness and education about these hazards is a first step toward reducing damag
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How useful is landslide hazard information? Lessons learned in the San Francisco Bay region
Landslides, worldwide and in the United States, are arguably the most costly natural hazard. Substantial landslide information is available, but much of it remains underutilized, as a disconnect exists among geologists, decision makers, and the public. The lack of a national landslide insurance policy exacerbates this situation and promotes litigation as the principal recourse for recouping landsl
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David G. Howell, Earl E. Brabb, David W. Ramsey