Mudslides are moving rivers of rock, soil, and water. Mudslides are often triggered by storms, volcanic activity, earthquakes, fires, and humans mismanaging the land. They can also be called landslides, mudflows, and slurries. The debris can travel several miles from its starting point. Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, California, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico are most liable to have mudslides. If you live in one of these areas you should plan emergency routes.
Some things we can do to prevent them are to build walls, put proper cover on the slopes, build stronger structures, and put in canals to direct the mudslides. Mudslides cost the U.S. 1.5 billion dollars and at least 25 deaths each year.
A few warnings are when there are many new cracks in tile, brick, plaster, and trees begin to tilt. Also outside walls, walks, and stairs pull away from their structures.
