4 November 2014
A geologist has demonstrated that earthquakes — not climate change, as previously thought — affect the rate of landslides in Peru. “Geologic records of landslide activity offer rare glimpses into landscapes evolving under the influence of tectonics and climate,” says a researcher whose expertise includes geomorphology and tectonics. “Because deposits from individual landslides are unlikely to be preserved, it’s difficult to reconstruct landslide activity in the geologic past. Therefore, we’ve developed a method that measures landslide activity before and after the last glacial-interglacial climate transition in Peru.”
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/1Bovrk1Yg5U/141104121306.htm
