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The primary objective of the National Landslide Hazards Program (LHP) is to reduce long-term losses from landslide hazards by improving our understanding of the causes of ground failure and suggesting mitigation strategies.
Near Realtime Maps of Possible Earthquake-Triggered Landslides
USGS scientists have been developing a system to quickly identify areas where landslides may have been triggered by a significant earthquake.
Read the story.Mountain Permafrost,Climate Change,and Rock Avalanches in Glacier Bay
We usually hear about landslides and avalanches that are caused by large amounts of rainfall, the shaking from earthquakes, or a volcanic eruption, but we may be hearing more about avalanches caused by the melting of ice in the coming years.
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Rattlesnake Hills Landslide Information
What is known and what is being done, from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
USGS Geologists Join Efforts in Montecito to Assess Debris-Flow Aftermath
Days after fatal debris flows devastated Southern California’s Montecito community, a team of U.S. Geological Survey geologists joined county, state, and federal partners to survey and evaluate the aftermath.
Revisiting the Oso Landslide
"Gravity Never Sleeps": The USGS collaborates with community partners for a series of briefings on Capitol Hill to discuss national landslide hazards.
Publications
Landslides in the northern Colorado Front Range caused by rainfall, September 11-13, 2013
During the second week of September 2013, nearly continuous rainfall caused widespread landslides and flooding in the northern Colorado Front Range. The combination of landslides and flooding was responsible for eight fatalities and caused extensive damage to buildings, highways, and infrastructure. Three fatalities were attributed to a fast...
Godt, Jonathan W.; Coe, Jeffrey A.; Kean, Jason W.; Baum, Rex L.; Jones, Eric S.; Harp, Edwin L.; Staley, Dennis M.; Barnhart, William D.
Assessment of shallow landslide potential using 1-D and 3-D slope stability analysis
Eberhardt, Erik; Froese, Corey; Turner, Keith; Leroueil, S.; Baum, Rex L.; Godt, Jonathan W.; Coe, Jeffrey A.; Reid, Mark E.