rss
03-26-2014, 02:24 AM
Why the U.S. Lacks a National Landslide Warning System
http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAzLzI1L2FiLzNfMjVfMTRfYW5kLmQ0MTMzLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn/549e328b/d1a/3_25_14_andrew_washingtonlandslide2.jpghttp://rack.3.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-df3e816c4e85a109d6e247013aed8d66.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Why+the+U.S.+Lacks+a+National+Landslide+Warni ng+System&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2014%2F03%2F25%2Fd espite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_source%3Drss)htt p://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-fdab25e3700868c9621fb03b7fd07c38.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2014%2F03 %2F25%2Fdespite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_source%3Drss&src=sp)
When the massive debris flow of trees, rocks and mud swiftly buried the Steelhead Drive Development in Oso, Wash., on Saturday morning, killing at least 14 (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/earthquake-washington-mudslide/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), it did so without any warning. With at least 176 people still listed as missing since the landslide hit, this could be the second-deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/printemail/?post=192911) (USGS), landslides in the U.S. typically cause between $1 billion and $2 billion worth of damage, and kill more than 25 people each year. They happen in all 50 U.S. states plus its territories, and can take many forms.
See also: Earthquake May Have Caused Washington Mudslide, Official Says (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/earthquake-washington-mudslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/despite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Earthquake (http://mashable.com/category/earthquake/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Us World (http://mashable.com/us-world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Us (http://mashable.com/us/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Extreme Weather (http://mashable.com/category/extreme-weather/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Landslide (http://mashable.com/category/landslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1395789469 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1395789469)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/DyVwSm9ru_o
http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzAzLzI1L2FiLzNfMjVfMTRfYW5kLmQ0MTMzLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn/549e328b/d1a/3_25_14_andrew_washingtonlandslide2.jpghttp://rack.3.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-df3e816c4e85a109d6e247013aed8d66.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=Why+the+U.S.+Lacks+a+National+Landslide+Warni ng+System&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2014%2F03%2F25%2Fd espite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_source%3Drss)htt p://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-fdab25e3700868c9621fb03b7fd07c38.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2014%2F03 %2F25%2Fdespite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_source%3Drss&src=sp)
When the massive debris flow of trees, rocks and mud swiftly buried the Steelhead Drive Development in Oso, Wash., on Saturday morning, killing at least 14 (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/earthquake-washington-mudslide/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), it did so without any warning. With at least 176 people still listed as missing since the landslide hit, this could be the second-deadliest landslide in U.S. history.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/printemail/?post=192911) (USGS), landslides in the U.S. typically cause between $1 billion and $2 billion worth of damage, and kill more than 25 people each year. They happen in all 50 U.S. states plus its territories, and can take many forms.
See also: Earthquake May Have Caused Washington Mudslide, Official Says (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/earthquake-washington-mudslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/despite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Earthquake (http://mashable.com/category/earthquake/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Us World (http://mashable.com/us-world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Us (http://mashable.com/us/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Extreme Weather (http://mashable.com/category/extreme-weather/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Landslide (http://mashable.com/category/landslide/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1395789469 (http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/mash.to/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x 250;ord=1395789469)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/DyVwSm9ru_o