The Effects Humans have on Landslides

Introduction

A landslide is the movement of a mass of rock, soil or debris, along a slope. Landslides occur on slopes of valleys and river shores, in the mountains on the shores of the seas, the most ambitious on the seabed. The most frequently landslides occur on slopes composed of alternating impermeable and water-bearing rocks. The displacement of large masses of soil or rock on the slope or Cliff caused in most cases, wetting the soil by rain water so that the weight of the soil becomes hard and more mobile. It may also be caused by ...