[Last month, I've been serializing my 2003 Harvard Law Review article, The Mechanisms of the Slippery Slope, and I'm finishing it up at the start of this month.] Decision A may change the political ...

Avalanche defined as a rapid snow mass flow down slopes.​Forms when weak layers collapse under slab weight.​Four types: slab, loose snow, wet snow, and glide avalanches.​Triggers include heavy snow, ...

Landslide in the Haiti coastal area, January 2010. (Courtesy: Randy Jibson, US Geological Survey) Transport networks and vulnerable communities at the bottom of slopes could benefit from a landslide ...

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