Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, area
Fact Sheet
2007-3005
By: Rex Baum, Ed Harp, and Lynn Highland
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Abstract
The Seattle, Washington, area is known for its livability and its magnificent natural setting. The city and nearby communities are surrounded by an abundance of rivers and lakes and by the bays of Puget Sound. Two majestic mountain ranges, the Olympics and the Cascades, rim the region. These dramatic natural features are products of dynamic forces-landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, glaciers, volcanoes, and floods. The same processes that formed this beautiful landscape pose hazards to the ever-growing population of the region. Landslides long have been a major cause of damage and destruction to people and property in the Seattle area.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, area |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2007-3005 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20073005 |
| Edition | Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| City | Seattle |
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