Mass Wasting in Italy
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/26/1139276588/italy-ischia-landslide-casamicciola Italy’s geology and geomorphology makes the country prone to natural disasters including landslides. In fact, it ranks as the 52nd most disaster-prone country. ( Source ) Climate change is exacerbating this issue. Last year, researchers created an inventory of mass movements in the Italian Alps and found that 2022 saw the most mass movements to date, with a clear upward trend. (The image above is from November 2022.) The inventory includes 779 mass movement events with 279 rockfalls and 191 mud/debris flows. ( Source ) 661 landslides resulting in 4105 deaths occurred in Italy between 1950 & 2015 and rainfall is usually the trigger. ( Source ). The most notable landslide was the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963. If you would like to learn more about this disaster, please watch this video . Just in the past week, parts of Northern Italy, including Florence and Pisa ...