Riding The Storm - Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area
USGS is proud to feature a new documentary film, based on true-life landslide events - the movie was shown on Public Broadcasting Television in certain areas on February 19, 2007
Copies of the film in DVD format are available to the public from USGS. The entire film is also be available for downloading from the USGS Landslide Website.
- A catastrophic 1982 rainstorm triggered 18,000 landslides in the Bay Area, claiming 25 lives and causing $66 million in property damage
- The combination of steep slopes, weak rocks, and intense winter storms make Bay Area uplands an ideal setting for landslides
- Landslides include both swift, potentially deadly debris flows and slower, but destructive deepseated slides
- Learn what USGS scientists have discovered about landslide dynamics and which slopes are most susceptible to sliding
- Hear the devastating stories of Bay Area residents affected by landslides and learn to recognize the danger signs
For More Information
- For DVD format copies of the film please contact Lynn Highland or call toll-free 1-800-654-4966 (and leave a message).
- Northern California Landslide Working Group - San Francisco Landslide Folio
USGS Fact Sheets
- Landslide Hazards / Peligros de Deslizamientos
- Southern California Landslides - An Overview
- Southern California Landslides - Wildfires and Debris Flows
- Debris-Flow Hazards in the San Francisco, CA Bay Area
- Landslide Types and Processes
- A NOAA-USGS Demonstration Flash-Flood and Debris-Flow Early-Warning System
USGS Publications
- Scenic Drive landslide as of November, 2006
- Scenic Drive landslide as of May, 2005
- Scenic Drive landslide as of March, 1998
