Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it
. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes. The landslide that destroyed a rural neighborhood and claimed 43 lives in Oso, northeast of Seattle, 10 years ago Friday was the deadliest in U.S. history. But globally it's not uncommon for landslides to carry high death tolls. Dozens of people have been killed already this year in landslides in Colombia, China and Indonesia.
Landslides are simply the mass movement of earth and rock. While they sometimes accompany earthquakes or other disasters, they can also occur on their own. Their type, severity and frequency vary. Landslides often are characterized as shallow or deep-seated — depending on whether they're rooted in the soil layer or deeper down, like the Oso slide. Landslides include debris flows often triggered by heavy rains. When logging or fire destroys trees, the loss of root structure can weaken soil.
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