In some instances, for example in many newspaper reports, mudflows and debris flows are commonly referred to as "mudslides."Lateral Spreads Lateral Spreads: Lateral spreads are distinctive because they usually occur on very gentle slopes or flat terrain. The dominant mode of movement is lateral ...
@ GlassAxe- Do not forget earthquakes, Volcanic activity around the Pacific Rim and Yellowstone, Mudslides on the west coast, and tsunami's in Alaska and Hawaii. You are right about the necessity of personal disaster planning. I have been in a few large earthquakes, a couple tropical storms...
And as dry earth turns to sludge in the coming weeks and months, there will be danger of both mudslides and disease. Some 200,000 people live in areas vulnerable to landslides and flooding, which if severe could destroy the camps’ fragile sanitation infrastructure and contaminate the water ...