Ethiopia’s deadly landslides are caused by both nature and man – a geophysicist explains

By Getnet Mewa, Assistant Professor and Interim Director, Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy, Addis Ababa University

As many as 300 people were killed in landslides triggered by higher than normal rainfall in south-western Ethiopia in July 2024. More than 15,000 were also forced to leave their homes. Another less deadly…

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