But some entire neighborhoods, built on steep hillsides, slid down and away, burying housing and residents alike. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
As he did in his delightful Sonoran Desert Spring and Sonoran Desert Summer, Alcock takes the latest research, as reported in scholarly journals, and explains it as he walks the reader up steep hillsides in 38 °C heat or through winter snow. (newscientist.com)
People have built shelters on incredibly steep hillsides without really any planning. (npr.org)