Why does Papua New Guinea experience so many fatal landslides — and what can be done?

It's the latest in a series of deadly landslides to have occurred in the country in recent months, afterSadly, the fatalities are not a new development for Papua New Guinea , which regularly experiences fatal landslides that don't make headlines beyond its borders.

"You have regular significant earthquakes, which of course trigger landslides in their own right, but also weaken the rock slope," Professor Petley says.The factors that make landslides so common in Papua New Guinea are certainly problematic, but they are by no means unique to the country.Countries where they are common include the United States, Japan, Italy, Austria and Switzerland — hilly or mountainous countries with inclement weather.

Alongside small villages and farms, PNG's forests play host to a number of large industries that create conditions where landslides can become more likely.Gold, silver, nickel, copper and cobalt are all mined in the country, and LNG operations have been taking place in areas where Growing Papua New Guinea's local economy, rather than undertaking large-scale engineering projects, would be a major step in the right direction.

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