American Geophysical Union: Slow-Moving Landslides a Growing, But Ignored, Threat to Mountain Communities
September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release:
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Urban growth, climate change, and flood risk at lower elevations can push people to live on steeper, more dangerous terrain
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As urban centers in mountainous regions grow, more people are driven to build on steeper slopes prone to slow-moving landslides, a new study finds. Slow-moving landslides are frequently excluded from estimates of . . .
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Urban growth, climate change, and flood risk at lower elevations can push people to live on steeper, more dangerous terrain
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As urban centers in mountainous regions grow, more people are driven to build on steeper slopes prone to slow-moving landslides, a new study finds. Slow-moving landslides are frequently excluded from estimates of . . .