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Science briefs about new landslides research written for non-scientists.
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Date published: August 21, 2019Status: CompletedPotential Landslide Paths and Implications for Tsunami Hazards in Glacier Bay, Alaska – An Initial Investigation
Glacier Bay and its inlets are a popular destination for cruise ships and passenger boats; about 540,000 people visited Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GBNPP) in 2017. A typical tour of the Bay traverses the entire length up to the glacier calving viewpoints in the Johns Hopkins and Tarr Inlets. A 2018 article “Landslides and Giant Waves” by the National Park Service (NPS) states, “...
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Date published: October 15, 2018Status: CompletedDebris-Flow Forecasts Before Wildfires
Release Date: OCTOBER 15, 2018
USGS scientists have been pursuing a way to assess debris-flow hazards before a fire occurs.
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Date published: June 25, 2018Status: CompletedNear Realtime Maps of Possible Earthquake-Triggered Landslides
Release Date: JUNE 25, 2018
USGS scientists have been developing a system to quickly identify areas where landslides may have been triggered by a significant earthquake.
Contacts: Kate E Allstadt, Ph.D., Lisa A WaldAttribution: Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program -
Date published: June 18, 2018Status: CompletedMountain Permafrost, Climate Change, and Rock Avalanches in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
Release Date: JUNE 18, 2018
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 (seemingly innocuous) melting of ice in the coming years.
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Date published: June 11, 2018Status: CompletedSlow-Motion Landslides
Release Date: JUNE 11, 2018
Sluggishly-moving earthflows can help us learn what controls the starting and stopping of landslides.
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Date published: May 15, 2018Status: CompletedLandslides Can Cause More Landslides
Release Date: MAY 15, 2018
The deadliest individual landslides in the U.S. recently were in places where there had previously been a landslide. Why do landslides happen in the same place instead of on nearby slopes that appear to be just as likely, if not more likely, to slide?
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Date published: May 25, 2016Status: CompletedReconstruction of an Avalanche: The West Salt Creek Rock Avalanche
Release Date: MAY 25, 2016
The West Salt Creek Rock Avalanche, Colorado, May 25, 2014