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Week 16/17 : Most dangerous disasters and prevention plans in Norway

     Throughout the course of this adventure into the natural hazards of Norway, we now must arrive to the conclusion of our journey. So what is our end? Well, to wrap things up, I thought it would be a great idea to summarize the most dangerous disasters in Norway, as well as the prevention and plans that go into fighting back against these disasters. 1. LANDSLIDES      In the first week of my journey into Norway's natural hazards, I learned about landslides. What some may consider not a very serious hazard among the others, landslides are very dangerous to Norwegians. It not only affects rural towns, but has caused many lives to have been lost in the inner cities. Fast clay landslides are known to  develop at an accelerated pace and is more common to occur in larger areas and even land that is flat. Throughout the historical record of Norway's history with landslides, it is the quick clay landslides that have taken the most lives and has left a significant amount of damage to