A landslide is the movement of rock, debris, or earth down a slope, caused by the force of gravity exceeding the strength of the slope's materials. Common triggers include heavy rainfall, snowmelt, earthquakes, volcanic activity, wildfires, and human activities like construction or deforestation, which can all destabilize slopes.

Landslides are dangerous and very difficult to predict. Some landslides may provide clues that they are about to happen; others may happen suddenly without any warning signs.

10 Landslide Disasters Caught on Camera.

A Swiss Village Destroyed by a Landslide. On May 28, the small Alpine village of Blatten, Switzerland, was almost entirely buried under a massive landslide, following the collapse of a nearby glacier.

A natural disaster is the name of any natural hazard associated with a natural hazard such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, or catastrophes that affect the environment in such a way that causes natural resources, financial and loss of life.

Global Warming is the long-term, human-driven rise in Earth's average surface temperature.

Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates.