Week 8 : Mass Wasting Hazards in Norway
For this week's blog entry, I will be focusing on mass wasting hazards in Norway. These consist of landslides, rockslides, and mudslides. Mass wasting in geology can also be referred to as the mass movement of rock or soil that travels downward because of the power of gravity! The way Norway's geological composition lies is the perfect construction for consistent movements of landmass moving down a slope. These can range from singular rocks to full-blown landslides. The image below shows a map of the vulnerable locations that are susceptible to landslides in Norway. To the earliest recordings of landslides in Norway, more than 33,000 landslides have occurred, damaging structures, farmland, and most importantly affecting the lives of Norway's inhabitants. 1100 people have been estimated to be casualties or deceased during the span of Norway's landslides. The photo below is a landslide, but can also be considered a debris avalanche. This one here took over some