Landslide

Landslide

The downward mass movement (or avalanche) of materials such as rocks or soil under the force of gravity.

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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 ground, often for several ...

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 water, sometimes ...

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, compaction, or ...

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.