landslide Význam & definice

Příklady landslide

• The present island shape is the result of two giant landslides leaving large amphitheatres in the northwest and southwest of the island.

• They are in fact caused by various disturbances in the ocean, most commonly underwater earthquakes (directly, or indirectly via undersea landslides) or volcanic eruptions.

• Small cairns mark sections where landslides and floods have eaten out great half moons.

• Species composition and dynamics differ between the upper erosional zone and the lower nutrient-rich deposition areas at the base of landslides.

• Differences in dispersal requirements to landslides and treefall gaps may influence seed characteristics.

• Indeed, cities become active geological agents, destabilizing natural conditions and affecting flooding, subsidence, landslides, groundwater flow, subsurface contamination, soil expansion, and river and coastal erosion.

• Other natural phenomena also can bury a site, including sandstorms and landslides.

• Tsunamis can also be caused by underwater volcanoes and submarine landslides.