In July 2021, a sudden landslide struck Atami city in Shizuoka prefecture, killing 27 people. Landslides are a perennial risk in Japan, because it is subject to high annual rainfalls, and ...

Study finds nearly half of 1,300 landslides that occurred during B.C.'s November 2021 atmospheric river event started in ...

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The Shizuoka prefectural government had asked the panel to ascertain how landfill high up in the steep mountainside overlooking Atami triggered the July 2021 landslide following days of heavy rain.

KUALA LUMPUR: Five more landslides were recorded by the Department of Mineral and Geoscience (JMG) on Thursday (Dec 30), bringing the total to 126 reported nationwide during the current northeast ...

Study finds nearly half of 1,300 landslides that occurred during B.C.'s November 2021 atmospheric river event started in areas burned by wildfire or disturbed by logging. Geoscientist Carrie-Ann ...

Nearly half the landslides that rocked southwest British Columbia during devastating 2021 floods started in areas that were logged or burned by wildfire, researchers have found. The study ...