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Landslides Waiting to Happen
September 27, 2012 | The Landslide Blog

From the Landslide Blog with examples from New Zealand….. “One of the greatest challenges facing those managing slope hazards is knowing how to deal with slopes that are, or have been, actively deforming without failing to date.”


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