How Landslides Work

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How Landslides Work

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Landslides are a form of mass movement of the Earth, and with the amount of death and destruction they wreak on the people and towns they cover, their toll can be massive. Learn all about landslides in this episode with Josh and Chuck. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 27, 2014

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