Near-surface stress patterns, influenced by topography, control the size and location of the largest landslides — but not necessarily smaller ones — according to a study of mountains at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
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van der Beek, P. Stressed rocks cause big landslides. Nat. Geosci. 14, 261–262 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-021-00748-7
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