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landslide

[land-slahyd] / ˈlændˌslaɪd /
NOUN
landslip
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The resulting landslide and tsunami caused eight deaths, according to a reconstruction published in Natural Hazards.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday marred by downpours and dense mist.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 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

Its closure has left Nepal increasingly dependent on Tatopani - which Chinese authorities have also temporarily closed, external because of landslide risks on the Nepali side, the Kathmandu Post reports.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

If I don’t get elected eighth-grade president next year in a landslide, it’ll be a crime against student government.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Underwater landslides provide an additional, sometimes much more local, trigger.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Local landslides are particularly challenging because their effects can develop quickly and may not be preceded by a felt earthquake.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

And more extreme events mean more landslides and sediment in rivers, raising riverbeds and reducing channel capacity on both sides of the border.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Should there be heavy rainfall in the mountains, that poses a serious threat of flash floods, landslides and debris flow, according to Swain.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 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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