erosion

The landslide was caused by "erosion" of the bank of the Ucayali River - the headwater of the Amazon - the country's National Emergency Operations Center said on X.

Rising income inequality, recent research shows, is a key predictor of the erosion of democratic institutions, and the “care economy,” which is disproportionately shouldered by women, sits at the heart of this challenge.

Another study led by Defeo with Brazilian collaborators, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, evaluated 315 beaches worldwide and found that one-fifth exhibit intense, extreme, or severe erosion.

These persistent instabilities can affect everything from uplift and erosion to inland volcanic patterns, even in regions considered geologically stable.

In Cwmtillery, the land is being reprofiled and new drains are being installed, which the government said would "help stabilise and reduce the risk of future landslides and erosion".