Cari Meister - Landslides

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Ask: Have you ever experienced
a landslide? Have you seen
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ISBN 978-1-62031-222-3 (hardcover: alk. paper) ISBN 978-1-62031-267-4 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-62496-309-4 (ebook) 1. LandslidesJuvenile literature. I. Title. QE599.A2M45 2016 551.307dc23 2014050209 Series Editor: Jenny Fretland VanVoorst Series Designer: Anna Peterson Photo Researcher: Anna Peterson Photo Credits: All photos by Shutterstock except:
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Imagine you live in the
mountains. Your house
sits at the base. 4 CHAPTER 1 Last year a fire killed many of the
trees on your side of the mountain. This year it has rained a lot. CHAPTER 1 Suddenly you hear a low
rumbling.

You look out
the window. Rocks, wood,
and mud tumble down
the slope . Its a landslide!

Landslides move fast.
They can move up to
miles ( kilometers )
per hour! 6 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 8 CHAPTER 1 A landslide happens when a large
amount of rock, earth, and other
material moves down a slope. Mudslides are a kind of
landslide. They happen when
there has been a lot of rain.
The rain mixes with debris .
It makes a slurry . An avalanche is like a landslide,
but it is made of snow.

CHAPTER 1

Many things can
trigger a landslide.
Earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions
shake the earth. So do hurricanes. 10 CHAPTER 2 debris The shaking loosens the top layer
of earth. Gravity causes the debris
to fall down the slope. CHAPTER 2 12 CHAPTER 2 Logging can trigger landslides.
Trees help hold soil in place.
When trees are removed,
the soil is loosened.
Ground that was once
solid can give way. Construction also causes
landslides.

If the land
changes too much, it makes
the ground unstable.
Homes fall. CHAPTER 2

Landslides happen in many
places. They happen in all
of the United States.
Most often, they happen
near mountains and valleys . If you live where there
have been landslides,
be aware! There will likely
be more in the future. Landslides are costly.
They cause more than a
billion dollars of damage
in the United States
every year. 14 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 16 CHAPTER 2 Landslides can strike fast.
Often there is no warning.
Geologists use satellite
photos to study Earths surface.
They study how the land
changes.

They can predict
some landslides, but not
all of them. CHAPTER 2

Landslides can be deadly. Every year about 8,000 people
worldwide die in landslides. 18 CHAPTER 3 In 1999, heavy rains hit Venezuela.
The rain caused thousands of landslides
and flash floods. About 30,000 people died. The most deadly landslides happened
in 1920.

An earthquake in China started big
landslides. More than 180,000 people died. CHAPTER 3