landslide

Landslide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the geological phenomenon. For other uses, see Landslide (disambiguation) . A landslide near Cusco, Peru in 2018. Play media A NASA model has been developed to look at how potential landslide activity is changing around the world. The term landslide or, less frequently, landslip , [1] refers to several forms of mass wasting that include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls , deep-seated slope failures, mudflows and debris flows . Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients: from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides . Gravity is the primary driving force for a landslide to occur, but there are other factors affecting slope stability which produce specific conditions that make a slope...