By Eric Sorensen,WSU NewsPULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers say landslides on logged forests will be more widespread as the Northwest climate changes.
In a study modelled on clear-slit lands on the Olympic Peninsula, or they anticipate the climate of 2045 and conclude that there will be a 7-11 percent increase in the land that is highly vulnerable to landslides. The researchers say their findings are relevant to the Cascade Mountain Range area as well.
The study,published in Engineering Geology, is the first to look at landslides and climate change in the Pacific Northwest. The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group ... » More ...
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