landslide
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Separately, Sodegaura City Fire Department in Chiba prefecture told the BBC a man in his 50s was rescued after getting trapped while working to clear debris at a landslide site.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A tsunami begins when a large volume of water is suddenly displaced, often by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The floods are the first major crisis Shah has confronted since being elected in a landslide on a wave of Gen Z discontent earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Chinese rescuers near the Tibet border port that was hit by a deadly mudslide were "moved to a safe location" Sunday, after a new lake was formed by a landslide, state media reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
And if it was this bad to the east, how terrible must it be to the north, where the landslide and blast had been focused?
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
The level three warnings, for heavy rain, and the level four warnings, for landslides have now been either downgraded or lifted by the Japan Meteorological Agency in most areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
After thousands of passes over the Moon, researchers have assembled maps precise enough to identify new craters, landslides, spacecraft landers, seismic faults, and possible signs of lava tubes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Not all disasters are foreseeable but those that relate to geology, like landslides and glacier collapses, can often be detected early in the data, if there is capacity to spot the pattern.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Parts of the country, along with Ecuador and parts of Brazil, have previously experienced increased rainfall, resulting in flash flooding and landslides, particularly in urban centres where the water is less able to drain away.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
His first pictures came as the ash cloud and landslides shot away to the north.
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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