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landslides

noun

plural of landslide

as in floods

a large mass of rock or earth descending from a high place The heavy rains caused landslides in some areas.

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Recent Examples of landslides Among other problems, the Eel River Canyon’s unstable geology is notorious for landslides that sent train cars careening into the water. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 The Mexican navy urged mariners and coastal residents to exercise extreme caution, citing high waves, heavy rain and the risk of rising rivers, flooding and landslides. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, at least five landslides and 11,000 power outages early Sunday. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026 This last characteristic is great for worms and bivalves that vibrate their way through it, but not so great when earthquakes cause silts and clays to slump into landslides. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2026 Getty/iStockphoto Flooding and landslides were reported in the Manang district where the mountain is located over the weekend, caused by heavy rainfall, the district administration office said. — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, posed a risk to all the major islands due to the possibility of heavy rains and landslides, forecasters warned. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026 The debris created by the various landslides have also blocked nine hydropower tunnels in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, trapping 933 workers from Nepal, South Korea and China. — Mamita Bhandari, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 The number of people confirmed killed after propulsive landslides tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday now exceeds 900. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

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floods

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In Sakarya province, around 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of Istanbul, a two-story house that was built on a riverbed collapsed in the floods, HaberTurk television reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
With homes nearly toppling into the ocean and back-to-back floods and hurricanes amplifying our sense of dread, keeping track of all things El Niño can be overwhelming.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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