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Hillslope torrential hazard cascades in tropical mountains
Maria Isabel Arango-Carmona
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Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Paul Voit
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Marcel Hürlimann
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering UPC-BarcelonaTECH, Barcelona, Spain
Edier Aristizábal
Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia
Oliver Korup
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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We studied 22 cascading landslide and torrential events in tropical mountains to understand how rainfall, slopes, and soil types interact to trigger them. We found that extreme rainfall alone is not always the cause and long wet periods and sediment type also play a role. Our findings can help improve warning systems and reduce disaster risks in vulnerable regions.
We studied 22 cascading landslide and torrential events in tropical mountains to understand how...
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