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Urban areas more likely to have precipitation-triggered landslides, exposing growing populations to slide hazards

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Urban areas may be at greater risk for precipitation-triggered landslides than rural areas, according to a new study that could help improve landslide predictions and hazard and risk assessments. Researchers found that urban landslide hazard was up to 10 times more sensitive to variations in precipitation than in rural areas.

Source: ScienceDaily.com