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Topography controls how mountains respond to large earthquakes

Large earthquakes can dramatically reshape mountain landscapes by triggering thousands of landslides and rapidly accelerating erosion. However, the reasons why some mountain regions experience intense, long-lasting erosion after large earthquakes while others show only limited responses have been po...

Topography controls how mountains respond to large earthquakes
Image: Phys.org
Large earthquakes can dramatically reshape mountain landscapes by triggering thousands of landslides and rapidly accelerating erosion. However, the reasons why some mountain regions experience intense, long-lasting erosion after large earthquakes while others show only limited responses have been poorly understood.

Originally published at Phys.org

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