Open AccessA Slippery Slope: Could Climate Change Lead to More Landslides?
Author(s) -
Jane Palmer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo151418
Subject(s) - landslide , climate change , lead (geology) , slippery slope , environmental science , geology , earth science , physical geography , geomorphology , geography , oceanography , political science , law
Scientists investigate whether warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns could be triggering more landslides in mountainous areas.