Landslide UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal
landslide The meaning of LANDSLIDE is the usually rapid downward movement of a mass of rock, earth, or artificial fill on a slope; also : the mass that moves down
A landslide is a large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope Landslides happen when a layer of earth or rocks separates landslide A landslide occurs because the force of gravity becomes greater than either friction or the internal strength of the rock, soil, or sediment THE ROLE OF WATER
landslide The meaning of LANDSLIDE is the usually rapid downward movement of a mass of rock, earth, or artificial fill on a slope; also : the mass that moves down
landslide A landslide is a large amount of earth, rock, and other material that moves down a steep slope Landslides happen when a layer of earth or rocks separates
A landslide occurs because the force of gravity becomes greater than either friction or the internal strength of the rock, soil, or sediment THE ROLE OF WATER