Scientists investigate why mountain slopes can slip slowly for years and then suddenly speed up, with potentially fatal effects.
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Palmer, J. Creeping earth could hold secret to deadly landslides. Nature 548, 384–386 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/548384a
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