Throughout the volcanic area earthquakes and landslides are of frequent occurrence.
Another consequence of revived erosion is seen in the occurrence of great landslides, where the removal of weak (Permian) clays has sapped the face of the Vermilion Cliffs (Triassic sandstone), so that huge slices of the cliff face have slid down and forward a mile or two, all shattered into a confused tumult of forms for a score or more of miles along the cliff base.
Deforestation leads to more landslides during heavy rains - which in the case of Caribbean hurricanes kill more people than the wind itself.
We were then invited to carry out trials on planting bamboo to stop landslides from further developing.
Across Asia an exceptionally early and heavy monsoon caused flash floods, landslides, and hailstorms.
