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Landslide Defined
Downslope movement of rock, soil, and mud.
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Portland forum on hill dangers now expects a crowd
Published October 10, 2008, 9:33 pm, The Oregonian
A meeting planned months ago will alert homeowners to risks and precautions
Shoring up and searching for answers at scene of landslide
Published October 9, 2008, 6:56 am, The Oregonian
The area is considered unsafe and could get worse with the arrival of fall's rains
Portland house slides 100 feet, strikes 2 others
Published October 9, 2008, 12:06 am, Seattle Times
A house in an affluent southwestern Portland neighborhood broke free of its foundation Wednesday, slid at least 100 yards down a hillside and slammed into two other houses. Neighbors rescued a woman inside.
How did hillside get wet enough to give way?
Published October 8, 2008, 7:43 pm, KATU Portland
According to Bill Burns, a state engineering geologist, landslides are products of steep, unstable slopes loosened by moisture. But we're just starting to get into the rainy season, so how did a hillside in southwest Portland get wet enough to give way?
Geologists probe causes of sliding SW Portland home
Published October 8, 2008, 7:06 am, Portland Tribune
City engineers and geologists took core samples of the earth beneath Southwest Burlingame Place Thursday as they tried to determine the cause of a massive landslide that put six Southwest Portland homes in jeopardy Wednesday morning. Experts said that the exact cause of the slide might never be ...
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- McClatchy Washington Bureau | 10/12/2008 | Daring to utter the 'L' word: Obama on track to a landslide
- Google Search - House Slide in SouthWest Portland
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- Democrats Look To Possible Obama Landslide, Politico: As Large States Shift Towards Democrat In Wake Of Economic Upheaval, Talk Of Possible Electoral Vote Rout - CBS News
- Center For Hazards & Risk Research
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- Ovablastic: Land slide: why you shouldn't build a house on a slope over 35°
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