1. What we have learned from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake and its aftermath: A decade of research and challenges.
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Fan, Xuanmei, Juang, C. Hsein, Wasowski, Janusz, Huang, Runqiu, Xu, Qiang, Scaringi, Gianvito, van Westen, Cees J., and Havenith, Hans-Balder
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WENCHUAN Earthquake, China, 2008 , *LANDSLIDES , *RAINFALL , *TOPOGRAPHY , *SEISMOLOGY - Abstract
The 2008 M w 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake (Sichuan, China) was possibly the largest and most destructive recent earthquake as far as the geo-hazards are concerned. Of the nearly 200,000 landslides triggered originally, many remobilized within a few years after the initial event by rainfall, which often caused catastrophic debris flows. The cascades of geo-hazards related to the Wenchuan Earthquake motivated research worldwide to investigate the triggering and mechanisms of co-seismic landslides, their rainfall-induced remobilization, the generation of debris flows, the evolution of their controlling factors, and the long-term role of earthquakes in shaping the topography. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, we present a short review of the recent advances in these topics, discuss the challenges faced in the earthquake-related geo-hazards mitigation practice, and suggest priorities and guidelines for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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