Abstract:

The paper presents the impact of the irregular rainfall events and snowmelt triggering landslides in the Codrului Hills region, located in the North-Western part of Romania. The field research conducted over the past 10 years and the comparison with other studies from regions with similar conditions (hilly regions in the North Hungarian Mountains) has revealed a close relationship between the activation/reactivation of the medium and shallow landslides and the weather conditions. The research concluded that the new landslides and the reactivation of the old ones are mainly the result of a favourable combination between a high amount of precipitations in winter and heavy rainfall early in the spring.