Landslide

Landslides constitute a major geologic hazard because they are widespread, occur in all 50 states and U.S. territories, and cause $1-2 billion in damages and more than 25 fatalities on average each year. Expansion of urban and recreational developments into hillside areas leads to more people that are threatened by landslides each year. Landslides commonly occur in connection with other major natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanoes, wildfires, and floods.

The primary objective of the National Landslide Hazards Program (LHP) is to reduce long-term losses from landslide hazards by improving our understanding of the causes of ground failure and suggesting mitigation strategies.

The LHP has operated since the mid-1970's in gathering information, conducting research, responding to emergencies and disasters, and producing scientific reports and other products for a broadly based user community including geologists and engineers in government, academia and private practice, planners and decision makers from governmental entities at all levels, and the general public.

The results of these efforts have led to significant improvements in understanding the nature and scope of ground-failure problems nationally and worldwide. Such improvements are central to the role of the program, because opportunities remain for fundamental advances in understanding that promise to save lives and dollars.

my funniest moment....

This happen not very long time ago. I’m a very active person and my daily life filled with activities. I love to go shop, jogs around my housing area, gardening with my family and help my sister with their school homework.

As usual, I woke up early for subuh prayer and then jogged near the playground because they have jogging track. But, without any reason, I decided to jog near the football field not far from the abandoned construction area.

I just felt it would be good to jog at new environment instead just stickled at same routine. The football field is quite a big area but to a consistent jogger like me, there would not be a big problem. I ran and ran until I saw a group of fluffy dogs near a bench. I just ignore them.

What I didn’t notice, the dogs were following me around. I started to panic but I tried to act normal. The dogs keep tailing me around which make me felt scared. The dogs started to chased me excitedly which drives me crazy. I started to crying and screaming for help. Luckily when I ran approaching the construction area, there two guys who was also jogging and I ran towards them with tear in my eyes. The two guys were shocked seeing me and they asked me why.

I told them that there was a dog chasing me. When I looked back, there were none of them. Instead of helping to calm my madness after being chased around the area, the two guy just laugh hysterically towards me. I feel so ashamed but a moment later, I joined them laughing. I can’t believe that I ran really fast until the dogs couldn’t chase me anymore

I think that was the funniest, scariest and embarrassing moment that I ever experienced in my life. I really hope I wouldn’t have to gone through the same incident anymore.