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Down to Earth USGS Landslide Response Team

By Landslide Hazards Program 2010 (approx.)
Rick LaHusen of the U.S. Geological Survey, shown with one of the “spider” units he developed for use on active volcanoes.
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Rick LaHusen of the U.S. Geological Survey, shown with one of the “spider” units he developed for use on active volcanoes. Spiders, which are outfitted with high-precision GPS and a seismometer, can be used for real-time monitoring of landslide activity and are usually deployed by helicopter sling-load.

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