Extreme precipitation on dry ground in western Norway – characteristics of induced landslides call for adaptation of the Norwegian practice in landuse planning

Following a particularly dry summer, torrential rain event struck Western Norway on Tuesday 30 July 2019. The resulting floods and shallow landslides caused one fatality severe damages to public private infrastructure in the former Jølster municipality. Building earlier work, which we identified characteristics of induced by rains unsaturated soils, here present suggestions for adaptation Norwegian practice landuse planning.