The side of an oceanic volcano, one of the Hawaiian islands, has been caught sliding towards the sea. The distance concerned was only a few centimetres. But it could be an indicator of a huge landslip to come.
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Ward, S. Slip-sliding away. Nature 415, 973–974 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415973a
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