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Modest, diplomatic and with a strong political pedigree, 66-year-old Herzog was sworn in as Israel's president in 2021 after being elected by lawmakers in a landslide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

When his center-right Tisza party won a landslide in the election, it was largely thanks to a groundswell of youth participation that delivered the highest electoral turnout in Hungary’s post-socialist history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

In this amount of time, seismic waves in the surrounding area can indicate the rough size of the landslide and whether it occurred near open water.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

A 2024 study published by the American Geophysical Union projected a significant rise in landslide hazards across the Himalayas and Tibet in the coming decades due to increased rainstorms.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Before the eruption, Spirit Lake had flowed into the North Fork of the Toutle River, but the landslide dammed the lake.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Powerful storms, landslides, and other extreme events can bend or displace trees, making the capacity to regain an appropriate posture essential for their resilience.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

To the north is the world-renowned Annapurna trekking region that has also seen a major increase in settlements along river banks - some hit by recent floods and landslides.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

But a curious pattern has emerged in recent years: Multiple major landslides have occurred precisely at the terminus of a retreating glacier.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Considerable flash flooding and landslides are also possible across the Southern Appalachians," it warned in a briefing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Different types of disturbance shape different ecosystems: floods in the Nile, landslides on the steep pitches of the Andes, hurricanes in the Yucatan Peninsula.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

“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