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“Landslide” is an umbrella term to describe rocks, mud or any debris that moves down a slope, whether a hillside, a canyon or a mountain. Landslides are set off by rainstorms ...

driving up the steep slope as far as possible before turning around and going back downhill, when they were caught and partially buried by the debris. One of them deployed their avalanche airbag.

Burning vegetation and soil on a slope more than doubles the rate of ... rain over fire-scarred mountains unleashed a debris flow that killed 16 people who had gathered at a church facility ...

In a landslide, masses of rock, earth or debris move down a slope. Debris and mud flows are rivers of rock, earth and other debris saturated with water. They develop when water rapidly accumulates ...

There is a continued onsite risk to human health and safety and to resources from slope failures, debris jam movement and water quality and habitat effects from hazardous waste, including creosote ...