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Ground hazards: what could affect the land?

Explore public evidence for ground hazards including flooding, landslides, slope instability, subsidence, erosion, peat, clay, karst, seismic and volcanic conditions.

Flooding

Check available flood and water evidence and distinguish mapped hazard from the absence of a returned record.

Landslides and slope instability

Terrain, geology and mapped landslide evidence can reveal factors that may influence slope behaviour.

Subsidence and settlement

Geology, soil, groundwater and historical land use can help identify conditions that warrant investigation.

Karst, sinkholes and erosion

In suitable geological settings, dissolution, cavities and erosion can be important ground processes.

Other hazards

Depending on the country, relevant evidence can include expansive clay, peat and compressible ground, seismic conditions, volcanic processes and contaminated land.

Evidence first

GroundSurf reports the evidence it can find and explains what it may mean. It does not invent a hazard score where the evidence cannot support one.

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