After a survey was taken throughout Costa Rica, it was determined that there are about 1,400 locations in Costa Rica that are prone to landslides. San José, the capital of Costa Rica, is a prominent location for landslides to occur. In 2010, there were 27 deaths due to landslides, in Costa Rica, 23 of these deaths happened in the capital, San Jose.
There is no warning system in place, to help the people of Costa Rica determine if a possible landslide may occur in the area around them. It is important that citizens are aware of the potential of a landslide happening in their neighborhood, by watching how much rain falls in their area. It is also important to see if you are in an area that is known for having landslides in the past.
Resources:
https://study.com/academy/lesson/mass-wasting-definition-types-causes-processes.html
https://www.welovecostarica.com/costa-rica-landslides-watch-out/
https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-natural-dangers
It looks like the soil in countries like yours [tropical-ish] get saturated with heavy rains often and those terrains are not stable sometimes...
ReplyDeleteFYI. You may have seen this but I found that figure 1.2 in this paper below shows how extremely at risk Costa Rica's western side is regarding landslides. I hope they will have a good preparedness program and as you asy, watch the rains and knwo where the past landslides where located...
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276334333_A_simple_mechanism_for_the_climatological_midsummer_drought_along_the_Pacific_coast_of_Central_America/figures?lo=1