Geological Hazards

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Landslide

a result of the downward and outward movements of large volumes of soil and/or rock down slopes under the influence of the force of gravity

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Retrogressive Landslide

happen when the top layer of soil begins to slide down.

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Piecemeal Landslide

a type of landslide that can occur when multiple landslide events happen in the same place.

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Reactivated Landslide

- happen when the area of a previous landslide incident is disturbed, which results into the reactivation of another landslide.

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Sinkholes

are also common where the rock below the land surface is carbonate rock, salt beds, or rocks that can actually be dissolved by groundwater circulating through them.

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Human-induced Sinkhole

is a sinkhole that's caused by human activities