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Natural environment
Related to any physical feature of the earth's natural environment.
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sturzstroms
Natural environment; Landslide
German for "fall stream". A huge mass of rapidly moving rock debris and dust, derived from the collapse of a cliff or mountainside, flowing down steep slopes and across low ...
submarine and subaqueous landslide
Natural environment; Landslide
Deposits that occur from landslide processes under water. Submarine landslides can be for example, block slides, flow slides, mud slides. Large underwater landslides can displace ...
subsidence
Natural environment; Landslide
Sinking or downward settling of the earth's surface, not restricted in rate, magnitude, or area involved. Subsidence may be caused by natural geologic processes, such as solution, ...
surficial geology
Natural environment; Landslide
Geology of surficial deposits, including soils; the term is sometimes applied to the study of bedrock at or near the earth's surface.
swelling soils
Natural environment; Landslide
Soils or soft bedrock which increase in volume as they get wet and shrink as they dry out. They are also commonly known as bentonite, expansive, or montmorillinitic soils.
tensile stress
Natural environment; Landslide
A normal stress that tends to pull apart the material on the opposite sides of the plane on which it acts.
vulnerability assessment
Natural environment; Landslide
The susceptibility or exposure to injury or loss from a hazard.
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