landslide

They are typically generated when a sudden disturbance, such as an earthquake, underwater landslide, or asteroid impact, rapidly displaces the water above it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

In January 2024, a landslide above the railroad sent soil and debris crashing onto the tracks at Mariposa Point, destroying the city’s pedestrian bridge and beach trail and temporarily interrupting rail service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

There is no landslide monitoring system operating yet at this scale in the U.S.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Some say a landslide may have blocked the river or its tributary for some time, causing the dammed water to burst out, while others say locals upstream saw an ice-avalanche.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Back in Pennsylvania, he had written a report predicting a giant landslide.

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

Tibet and Nepal were also recently devastated by massive floods and landslides less than two months ago, unleashed by a glacier collapse, which killed at least 1,400 people.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Among other problems, the Eel River Canyon’s unstable geology is notorious for landslides that sent train cars careening into the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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

Her working-class neighborhood was badly damaged in earlier storms this year — with homes flooded and landslides wiping out streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 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