Caught by surprise, one park learned its true landslide risk

This article was originally published in the “In Brief” section of Park Science magazine, Volume 38, Number 1, Summer 2024 (August 30, 2024). Unexpectedly heavy rainfall caused damaging landslides in a national recreation area. A staff scientist showed such events were more frequent than previously thought — and more predictable. Slope failures — rock falls,…

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