{
  "id": "disaster/landslide-run-uphill-opposite-myth",
  "signature": "AI advises running uphill and away from a landslide to escape falling rocks",
  "signature_zh": "AI 建议向山上跑并远离山体滑坡以躲避落石",
  "regex": "run.*uphill.*landslide|escape.*landslide.*uphill",
  "domain": "disaster",
  "category": "life_threatening",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "Landslides can travel uphill on the opposite side of a valley due to momentum and debris flow dynamics; running uphill may place you in the path of the slide's runout.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "山体滑坡可能因动量和碎屑流动动力学而越过山谷对面上坡；向山上跑可能将你置于滑坡滑程路径中。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "USGS Landslide",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "FEMA",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Landslide debris can surge up the opposite slope; this is common in valley-confined slides",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "The slide may originate above you, and you could be caught in the source area",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Debris flows can travel at high speeds, and downhill running is slower and unstable",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Move perpendicular to the landslide path, toward a stable area or a nearby structure, avoiding the slide's runout zone",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "Move perpendicular to the landslide path, toward a stable area or a nearby structure, avoiding the slide's runout zone",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If a landslide is imminent, curl into a ball and protect your head with your arms; do not try to outrun it",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "If a landslide is imminent, curl into a ball and protect your head with your arms; do not try to outrun it",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "After the slide, watch for secondary slides and stay away from the area; report to local authorities",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "After the slide, watch for secondary slides and stay away from the area; report to local authorities",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "垂直于滑坡路径移动，朝向稳定区域或附近建筑物，避开滑坡的滑程区",
    "如果滑坡即将发生，蜷缩成球状并用双臂保护头部；不要试图跑赢它",
    "滑坡后，注意二次滑坡并远离该区域；向当地政府报告"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://www.usgs.gov/programs/landslide-hazards",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": null,
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.83,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.78,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2025-02-18",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}