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
The new leader takes over from the unpopular Keir Starmer just two years after the outgoing prime minister led Labour to power in a landslide election victory after 14 years of Conservative rule.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The third landslide Two minutes after the earthquake, a third landslide collapsed the summit of Mount St. Helens into its crater.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
It could also provide enough electricity for off-grid devices requiring little power, such as sensors to detect pest damage to farmland, overflowing rivers, landslides or even burglar alarms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Speeding up the process can be life-saving, with such forecasts being essential for everything from agriculture and hydropower to protecting people from natural hazards like floods, storms and landslides.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 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
On the Philippine island of Mindanao, families have been buried overnight by landslides, and rescuers are still searching for those missing.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
And, like Brugman bringing in the ruby laser ranger and Voight adding his knowledge of landslides, the CVO is constantly updating their tools and developing new ones.
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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