landslides

plural of landslide

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Recent Examples of landslides More than 40 trillion gallons of water across the Southeast brought flooding and landslides in the region including in the community Carmen lives in. Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024 Additional images and videos depicted landslides blocking roads and items strewn across the floors of shops. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 There were reports of landslides in the Port Vila area, the embassy said. Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024 Beyond immediate storm damage, cyclones bring multiple threats, including flooding and landslides. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 The cyclones bring the risk of flooding and landslides, but also stagnant pools of water may later spark deadly outbreaks of the waterborne disease cholera as well as dengue fever and malaria. Gerald Imray and Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024 Even landlocked Zimbabwe is expected to feel the storm's impact, with local authorities preparing for possible flooding and landslides. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 The record-breaking rainfall triggered catastrophic flooding as well as landslides, critically damaging the area’s homes, businesses, and infrastructure. Tykesha Spivey Burton, AFAR Media, 10 Dec. 2024 These are known as meteotsunami because they are caused not by underwater earthquakes or landslides but by metrological conditions. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Landslides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landslides. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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