{"id":5548,"date":"2020-12-02T23:05:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5548"},"modified":"2020-12-03T00:39:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T00:39:12","slug":"landslide-prone-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslide-prone-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Landslide prone areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5548\" class=\"elementor elementor-5548\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-adff05d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"adff05d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"69f2516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Landslides and Mudslides<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdca0df elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"bdca0df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-landslides-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5592 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-landslides-and-mudflows\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What are landslides and mudflows?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5591 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-landslides-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do landslides form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5590 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/causes-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Causes of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5589 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5588 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslide-prone-areas\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Landslide prone areas<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5587 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5586 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/landslides-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Landslides factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5585 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/before-during-and-after-landslides\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Before, during, and after landslides<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a59dc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"35a59dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-1e90a36\" data-id=\"1e90a36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6db664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6db664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Landslide prone areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007c917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"007c917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Places and location that may be prone to landslides include the following:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Location:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Slopes, the bottom of slopes, and canyons are examples of locations that may be prone to landslides and mudflows. Southern California, for example, has many steep slopes and weak rocks, making those areas a great location for landslides. Regions with more seismic activity or earth movements are also locations that may be prone to landslides. Seismic activity causes disturbances in the land and breaks up the bedrock. Areas with high rainfall amounts and slopes are also great conditions for landslides.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Human activity:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Human activities such as mining, building, and road construction have often exposed the land and slopes to landslides. When roads cut through hills, tunnels are dug, or crops are farmed along slopes, there is always the risk of landslides and mudflows. Wildfires and deforestation also make a location prone to landslides.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Frequency of landslide events:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Anywhere that there has been a mudslide or landslide is an area that is prone to it. 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