landslide
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The election of 1932 was a landslide for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who remained in office 12 years and forever altered the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In November 2025, Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s governorship in a landslide after promising to make data centers “pay their own way and their fair share.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
While extra rain can bring flooding and landslide risks, it can also keep vegetation moist, lowering the potential for wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
However, the 2024 Labour landslide under Sir Keir saw him tackling climate change with a renewed zeal in government, pushing a Green Prosperity Plan to invest in renewables and unlock new jobs and economic growth.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet the words of one scientist, over a possible landslide and eruption, were hard to reconcile with the evidence the mountain was providing firsthand.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
More than 300 relief camps have been set up in the state, sheltering over 10,000 people, after rains triggered landslides and swollen rivers breached their banks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides hit large parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
For Southern California, it would mean a higher chance of above-average rainfall, risking a winter of flash floods and landslides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“The blast could go down, the landslides could go down. And the blast could come up right over here … No, you’re not safe here.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
“Even a moderate earthquake could cause a local-source tsunami from submarine landsliding in Monterey Bay,” public documents say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
“The weaker alluvial sediments can amplify shaking, and mountains are vulnerable to landsliding, including along the roads that lead to mountain villages.”
From National Geographic ● Sep. 11, 2023
"When the glaciers melted the sediment was no longer supported by the ice margins, so in places it can be susceptible to landsliding."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2020
Says Norge President Judson S. Sayre: "The way orders are landsliding, we could be sold out for the year by October 15."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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