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Study finds that landslides can have a major impact on glacier melt and movement

May 4, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

Using satellite imagery to study the effects of a 2019 landslide on the Amalia Glacier in Patagonia, a University of Minnesota-led research team found the landslide helped stabilize the glacier and caused it to grow by about 1,000 meters over the last three years.

Geological engineers create landslide atlas of Kerala, India

March 9, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

The Landslide Atlas of Kerala sets a new standard for determining risk in a landslide-prone region and will help the residents and policymakers of the state make decisions to better mitigate life-threatening disasters.

Simple actions can help people survive landslides

October 22, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

Simple actions can dramatically improve a person’s chances of surviving a landslide, show records from 38 landslides in the U.S. and around the world. People who survived landslides tended to have moved upstairs or to higher ground, among other key actions.