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Failure of the St. Francis Dam p.216
A virtual tour of a famous dam failure near Los Angeles, California

Below you will find links to a number of interesting web sites with information about Mass Wasting processes.


National Landslide Hazards Program
Comprehensive site on mass wasting processes and activity in the United States from the United States Geological Survey.
( http://landslides.usgs.gov/index.html )
Landslide Fact Sheet
Tips on what to do if you live in landlside country from the Federal Emergency Management Adminsitration (FEMA).
( http://www.fema.gov/library/landslif.htm )
Landslides and Snow Avalanches in Canada
Description of mass wasting hazards in Canada.
( http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/page1/geoh/slide.htm )
Volcano Landslides
One more thing to worry about from volcanoes!
( http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/Landslides/landslides.html )
Lahars and Their Effects
Still more trouble from volcanoes!
( http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/Lahars/lahars.html )
Landslide Slide Show
Image gallery of landslides from Dr. Eddie Bromhead, Kingston University, UK.
( http://www.king.ac.uk/~ce_s011/landslid/slides.htm )
Submarine Landslides
Interactive database of submarine landslides along the continental margins of the United States.
( http://geologyandgeography.vassar.edu/landslides/slides.html )
International Landslide Research Group
Scientists dedicated to reducing the human costs of mass wasting processes.
( http://ilrg.gndci.pg.cnr.it/ )
Mass Wasting Features on Mars
Interplanetary Mass Wasting.
( http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/MENUS/masswaste_list.html )
Evidence for Slope Failure on Venus
More Interplanetary Mass Wasting.
( http://www.nasm.edu/ceps/research/slopefail/Vslope.html )







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