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landslides  

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  • A landslide is defined as the rapid downslope movement of slope-forming materials—rock, soil, debris, or combinations of these materials. In regions of the world where steep slopes combine with heavy-moisture episodes, mass movement and landslides are a risk. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Landslide]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WC67WP76-3

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