USGS POST-FIRE DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD ASSESSMENT
Hazard and Risk Assessments
Landslide hazard and risk assessments help people understand the dangers from landslides to their towns and cities, homes, facilities, and businesses. Landslide hazard assessments are estimates of the probability that landslides will affect a particular area or location, typically within a given timeframe. See more on the overview page.
Date published: APRIL 29, 2020
Status: Active
Overview of Hazards and Risk Assessments
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program, Geologic Hazards Science Center
Date published: APRIL 29, 2020
Status: Completed
Preliminary Landslide Assessments
The USGS seeks to provide effective situational awareness about long-term and ongoing hazardous events to improve emergency response, inform the public, and minimize societal disruption. Large, highly mobile landslides generate seismic signals that can be detected by seismic monitoring networks and leave scars and deposits that can be detected from high-resolution remote-sensing imagery....
Contacts: Jonathan Godt
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Landslide Hazards Program