The new Landslide Exposure Database is the first resource to map building-level landslide risk for the entire U.S. The database, developed by University of Washington researchers, rates 128 million buildings by landslide susceptibility, and uses socioeconomic data to assess residents’ vulnerability to the dangers and disruptions caused by landslides. According to the analysis, roughly 6.5 million people live in landslide-prone regions; most of those people are concentrated in Appalachia and along the West Coast. Read More at: University of WashingtonA landslide in 2007 damaged Washington’s State Route 6 and several structures near the town of Pe Ell. New research from the University of Washington maps the communities most at risk from landslides nationwide; the database counts roughly 6.5 million vulnerable residents across the country.