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Landslides
Downslope movement of rock, soil, or artificial fill under the influences of gravity.
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Lahars (1 items)

Landslide maps (4 items)
Landslide preparedness (3 items)
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Landslide Hazards Program [New Window]
Research program designed to improve understanding of the causes of ground failure so that the hazards associated with landslides can be mitigated or avoided.
Landslide events [New Window]
Current, regularly updated reports of landslides nationwide
Landslide hazards: Frequently Asked Questions [New Window]
Answers to common questions about landslides and the hazards they pose.
Landslide types and processes [New Window]
An introductory primer giving basic scientific facts about landslides--the types of landslides, how they are initiated, and how they can begin to be managed as a hazard.
Landslides learning & education [New Window]
A wide variety of explanatory and educational resources about landslides and their relationship with earthquakes and storms, and preparedness. Includes glossary and photos.
Landslides research [New Window]
Description of research projects in progress to make accurate landslide hazard maps and forecasts of landslide occurrences.
Costly landslide events in the United States: map layer description file [New Window]
GIS data set from the USGS National Landslides Hazards Program showing major landslide events in the United States and Puerto Rico with metadata. Map layer can be downloaded in shapefile format or SDTS format.
Geologic hazards: landslide images [New Window]
Photographs of examples of landslides viewable online as 100-200kb or 800 x 600kb images.
National Landslide Information Center [New Window]
National Landslide Information Center links to general information, teacher/student information, recent landslide events, state and local information, current projects, fire-related landslides, and images and publications on landslides.
Natural Hazards - Landslides [New Window]
News and related information focusing on the importance of landslide hazards in the United States.
PDF The landslide handbook -- A guide to understanding landslides [New Window]
Basic information for homeowners, communities, emergency managers, and decisionmakers. Includes sections on landslide types, evaluation tools, and mitigation techniques.
Cascades Volcano Observatory - Mount St. Helens real-time hydrologic monitoring [New Window]
Real-time and historic data from gaging stations for water and mudflow detection in the Mount St. Helens, WA vicinity with data tables and plots, interactive location map and station descriptions.
Geologic hazards team office [New Window]
An organizational unit within USGS that studies earthquakes, landslides, and geomagnetism. Contact information and descriptions of current research projects.
Natural Hazards Gateway [New Window]
News and related information about the importance of seven major types of natural hazards in the United States: earthquakes, floods, wildfires, hurricanes, landslides, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
San Francisco Bay Region geology [New Window]
Gateway to the geology of the San Francisco Bay region with links to geologic maps, paleontology, marine geology, earthquakes, landslides, and geophysics. Includes maps, 3-D models, and photos.
Types and effects of volcano hazards [New Window]
Describes the 6 main types of hazardous activities and processes associated with volcanoes, including tephra, lava flows, pyroclastic flows, lahars (volcanic mudflows), landslides, and volcanic gas.
USGS news and information on El Nino [New Window]
Information sources on El Nino effects such as landslides, coastal hazards, floods. Includes links to maps and images.
Western Region geologic information [New Window]
Links to geologic information on western states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon including information on coastal and marine geology, mineral resources, earthquakes, landslides, earthquake hazards and geologic maps.


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