| Abstract: | Landslides occur and can cause damage in all 50 States. Severe storms, earthquakes, volcanic activity, coastal wave attack, and wildfires can cause widespread slope instability. Landslide danger may be high even as emergency personnel are providing rescue and recovery services.
To address landslide hazards, several questions must be considered: Where and when will landslides occur? How big will the landslides be? How fast and how far will they move? What areas will the landslides affect or damage? How frequently do landslides occur in a given area?
Answers to these questions are needed to make accurate landslide hazard maps and forecasts of landslide occurrence, and to provide information on how to avoid or mitigate landslide impacts.
The U.S. Geological Survey develops methods to answer these questions to help protect U.S. communities from the dangers of landslides. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 73833 |
| Citation Author: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities |
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| Citation Month: | Oct |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 2 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 2 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2005-3156 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Landslide Hazards - A National Threat; 2005; FS; 2005-3156; USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities; Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Year: | 2005 |
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| Text: | Landslide Hazards - A National Threat; 2005; FS; 2005-3156; USGS Science Helps Build Safer Communities; Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2005_3156.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3156/ |
| URL (RELATED WORK): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/hazards.html |
| Date Other: | Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
