Global fatal landslide occurrence from 2004 to 2016

Froude, Melanie J.; Petley, David N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2161-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2161-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2161-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 8

Research article

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23 Aug 2018

Research article |

| 23 Aug 2018

Global fatal landslide occurrence from 2004 to 2016

Melanie J. Froude and David N. Petley

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-18-2161-2018-supplement

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Global Fatal Landslide Database Web Application: non-seismic landslide events between 2004 and 2016 M. J. Froude and D. N. Petley https://shefuni.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=98462998953c4f1fbd7caaa166373f63

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Landslides are a hazard in terrestrial environments with slopes. This paper presents global analysis on patterns of fatal landsliding between 2004 and 2016, using a database collated from media reporting. The data show ~ 56 000 people were killed in 4862 landslide events. Active landslide years coincide with patterns of regional rainfall: most landslides were rainfall triggered. For the first time, analysis shows the number of landslides triggered by human activity increased with time.