Riding The Storm - Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area
USGS is proud to feature a new documentary film, based on true-life landslide events - the movie was shown on Public Broadcasting Television in certain areas on February 19, 2007
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Copies of the film in DVD format are available to the public from USGS. The entire film is also be available for downloading from the USGS Landslide Website.
- A catastrophic 1982 rainstorm triggered 18,000 landslides in the Bay Area, claiming 25 lives and causing $66 million in property damage
- The combination of steep slopes, weak rocks, and intense winter storms make Bay Area uplands an ideal setting for landslides
- Landslides include both swift, potentially deadly debris flows and slower, but destructive deepseated slides
- Learn what USGS scientists have discovered about landslide dynamics and which slopes are most susceptible to sliding
- Hear the devastating stories of Bay Area residents affected by landslides and learn to recognize the danger signs
For More Information
- For DVD format copies of the film please contact Lynn Highland or call toll-free 1-800-654-4966 (and leave a message).
- San Francisco Landslide Folio
USGS Fact Sheets
- Landslide Hazards / Peligros de Deslizamientos
- Southern California Landslides - An Overview
- Southern California Landslides - Wildfires and Debris Flows
- Debris-Flow Hazards in the San Francisco, CA Bay Area
- Landslide Types and Processes
- A NOAA-USGS Demonstration Flash-Flood and Debris-Flow Early-Warning System
USGS Publications
- Scenic Drive landslide as of November, 2006
- Scenic Drive landslide as of May, 2005
- Scenic Drive landslide as of March, 1998