A new paper Fidan et al. (2026) demonstrates that wealth and the rate of land-cover change play a key role in determining the occurrence of fatal landslides in mountain areas. These factors are statistically more significant that precipitation and topography. eos.org/thelandslide...

Anthropogenic land-cover change correlates with landslide fatalities, thereby amplifying the disadvantage of the world's poor. Built on ~60 years of data across 46 countries, this work highlights the urgent need for better planning to reduce risk. Read more here: doi.org/hbwd99

Besides national wealth, the rate of land cover change imposed on the mountainscapes control deadly landslides and fatalities. The quality of those interventions supported by social cohesion & awareness may change the odds even for the most socioeconomically disadvantaged nations. @univie.ac.at #ECH

Our latest study led by @seckinfidan.bsky.social and published in @science.org highlights the correlation between anthropogenic land-cover change and landslide fatalities in world's mountainous regions, amplifying the disadvantage of the world's poor. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...