The Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH) has the mission to advance understanding of land surface hazards and to change how people understand and prepare for disasters. Sudden movement of large amounts of rock and soil across the land surface cause losses in every U.S. state and territory, resulting in damage to places where people live and work that make these natural hazards among the most costly in the U.S.. Landslides, debris flows, river erosion, and flash flooding are examples of events that scientists expect to happen with more frequency—possibly three times as often—in the next 50 years. CLaSH will improve understanding and forecasting of these hazards through supporting a team of scientists from different areas who study how hazards start and spread, focusing particularly on how different natural events work together to make disasters worse and last longer. The Center will create a new scientific approach to understand today’s land surface hazards and forecast future ones, with the goal of helping communities to recover faster and lower the costs of these types of disasters. CLaSH partners with government groups, local community organizations, and the public to share information and tools to help people prepare for hazard events and learn skills for future jobs in safety and disaster response. The Center’s education program will create new ways for teachers and students to learn about land surface hazards using the latest technology, hands-on training, and guidance for working with communities affected by these hazards. This award contributes to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) role in the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323).

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