What is a landslide? A landslide occurs when there is a large amount of ground movement that causes rocks to fall. The main contributer to landslide occurances is gravity, but other contributers include: oversteepened slopes caused by river, glacier, or ocean wave erosion, saturated ground from snow and rain, earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.0 and up, and loose ash deposits caused by volcanic eruptions.

What kind of damages do landslides cause? Landslides cause damage to houses, cars, et cetera As these natural disasters move along, they pick up houses cars, and even trees. The results of this include blocked passages and flooding.

Where do landslides occur? Landslides can occur in any area that contains fractured materials near the top of a steep slope. Areas near mountains usually have the most severe landslide problems.

How can landslides be prevented? Although it is nearly impossible to remove some of the physical causes (gravity, earthquakes), precautions can be taken to reduce the likelihood of a landslide. Such precautions include enforcement of land-use management regulations and geologic investigations.