Table of Contents
- 1 Why is it important to know the places prone to landslide?
- 2 What will you do if you live in a landslide prone area?
- 3 What areas are most at risk for landslides?
- 4 What are the benefits of landslides?
- 5 How do you survive a landslide outside?
- 6 What is the reasons of landslide discuss the geographical region of India prone to landslide and why?
Why is it important to know the places prone to landslide?
It is also vital to study landslides, which helps understand landslide mapping, prediction, monitoring, and risk assessment to reduce the impact of landslides. It will help address the impact of future human activity, climate change, land use/land cover change on landslide hazards from local to the global scale.
What will you do if you live in a landslide prone area?
What To Do After a Landslide
- Stay away from the slide area.
- Listen to local radio or television stations for the latest emergency information.
- Watch for flooding, which may occur after a landslide or debris flow.
- Check for injured and trapped persons near the slide, without entering the direct slide area.
Which place is normally a landslide prone area?
The major landslide prone areas in India include the Western Ghats and Konkan Hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra), Eastern Ghats (Araku region in Andhra Pradesh), North-East Himalayas (Darjeeling and Sikkim) and North West Himalayas (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir).
What areas are most at risk for landslides?
Slides can occur in all 50 states, but regions like the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Coastal Ranges have “severe landslide problems,” according to the USGS. The agency lists California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii as especially prone.
What are the benefits of landslides?
As with all natural hazards, landslides offer some important service functions. Thus, the positive effects of landslides are: creating new habitats, increasing biodiversity, providing raw materials and can be good tools for studying the environment.
How would you help your community to prevent landslide?
There are also various direct methods of preventing landslides; these include modifying slope geometry, using chemical agents to reinforce slope material, installing structures such as piles and retaining walls, grouting rock joints and fissures, diverting debris pathways, and rerouting surface and underwater drainage.
How do you survive a landslide outside?
During an event
- Move away from the threat—don’t approach an active landslide.
- Escape vertically by moving upstairs or even on countertops to avoid being swept away.
- Identify and relocate to interior, ideally unfurnished, areas of a building that offer more protection.
- Open downhill doors and windows to let debris escape.
What is the reasons of landslide discuss the geographical region of India prone to landslide and why?
In India, increases in pre-monsoon (April and May) rain and monsoon rainfall could lead to an increase in landslides in the Himalayas and Western Ghats. If there is increased pre-monsoon rain in April and May, it can cause soil moisture to build sooner and elongate the landslide-prone risk period.
What is the risk of landslide?
Landslides cause property damage, injury, and death and adversely affect a variety of resources. For example, water supplies, fisheries, sewage disposal systems, forests, dams, and roadways can be affected for years after a slide event.