Landslides and Mudslides
Landslides and Mudslides : Again, these types of disaster are more commonly secondary effects. Earthquakes, volcanoes or hurricanes have the ability to destabilise sections of ground on inclines. A relatively stable ground area is easily destabilised by vibration or by an increase in weight (which can be caused by an increase in water content). The force of gravity plays the largest role, and the effects of such mass wasting can be devastating to people (in the event of a mass wasting occurring in a populated area) and the environment that is altered irreparably. (See articles: "Earthquakes", "Volcanoes" and "Extreme weather conditions")
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