Contains information about the conditions of formation of mudflows, types and genesis of landslides in the last century and the first decade of the 21st century on the territory of the North Caucasus, the number of those mudslides, committed in the North Caucasus in the period 2002-2011, the number of municipalities affected by mudflow danger on the territory of the North Caucasus in 2010 year The article contains a table 4. Bibliography-3 title.
Keywords: debris, nanosovodnye, mud flows, mudflows with rainwater Genesis, glacial debris flows, mixed with glacier-rain sat down, snow, mixed snow-rain sat, sat limnogennye
The article summarizes the possible changes in the nature of mudflow activity on the basis of projected changes in the natural environment. Proposed main areas of further study of the mud and prevent mudflow threat, organizational, economic, agricultural and technical measures of protection against floods, weakening the mudflow activity in mountain areas from floods, warning seleopasnost′ and protecting from mudflow threat. The article contains. Bibliography-3 title.
Keywords: torrents, mudflow activity, protection measures against floods