Due to heavy rainfalls some of the ghetto neighborhoods built at the edge of steep valleys are frequently washed away and buried under mudslides, as in October 2005.

Due to the steep cliff of the Columbia River Gorge on NE 238th, connection to the MAX Light Rail system is made at 82nd Avenue in Portland rather than Cleveland Avenue in neighboring Gresham.

Due to this restriction, pilots approaching from the north follow the path of the Potomac River and make a steep turn shortly before landing on the southbound runway.

Due to the nature of AFM probes, they cannot normally measure steep walls or overhangs.

Due to Mrs Winchester's debilitating arthritis, special " easy riser " stairways were installed as a replacement for her original steep construction.

Due to the steep gradient, it cannot be used for passengers.

Due to a number of factors, the exact nature of which are subject to dispute, this project considered a steep loss in profit and productivity.

Due to the much lower position of the gardens this led to the creation of the steep embankment on the north side, still visible today.

Due to the steep terrain, the only airfield access is a small snow strip up a glacier at ( 81 ° 47 ' N 58 ° 45 ' E ).

Due to the current and rising affluence of Jiangyin residents, food and living expenses in Jiangyin have been on a steep rise over the last decade.

Due to their unique concave elastic hooves, bighorn are able to climb the steep, rocky terrain of the desert mountains with speed and agility.

Due to the added stress and tiring effect on the calf muscles, climbers who regularly use this technique will wear rigid crampons, or stiff / plastic mountaineering boots, versus the hinged variety used for more general mountaineering on steep snow slopes or glaciers.

Due to its large size and shallow depth strong winds can whip up a steep choppy surface that can be hazardous to small boats, however Tuggerah Lake is considered quite safe for most forms of small recreational watercraft if common sense and general safe boating practices are followed.

Due to this location, its terrain is mostly rough and steep.

Due to the mountain's steep and unstable sides, the first ascent was in 1908 despite centuries of knowledge of its existence.

Due to its location on the side of a steep hill, Atami Station is built on several levels.

Due to a steep incline as it descends Thibeault Hill into North Bay, the southbound Algonquin Avenue segment of Highway 11 features the only runaway truck ramp on Ontario's highway system.

Due to the steep topography of the area, many of the homes are site-specific constructions providing the village with interesting and varied architectural styles.

Due to the heavy losses and costs after the war against Poland and Lithuania, the Teutonic Order collected taxes at steep rates.

Due to the strong temperature sensitivity of the CNO cycle, the temperature gradient in the inner portion of the star is steep enough to make the core convective.

Due to the adult size of these catfish, most successful breedings have occurred in ponds with steep clay or mud banks.

Due to the steep fall off of the irradiation fields ( isodoses ) from the center of the target to be ablated, normal structures such as the brain, and other vascular and neural structures around it, are relatively spared.

Due to the height and the steep inclination of the mountain, there are no railway connections at Tsz Wan Shan.

Due to urbanization and deforestation, however, most of the forest cover was destroyed and it remains almost exclusively in the steep escarpments facing the sea.

Due to the out-of-date infrastructure, the share of the railway freight transport has been in decline in Slovenia despite growing slightly in absolute terms.

Due to the successful nature of his reign and almost immediate decline of the empire after his death, he is often considered the " last great western emperor ".

Due to health concerns over the quality of the meat contained in many commercially produced sausages ( heightened by the BSE crisis in the 1990s ) there has been a marked improvement in the quality of meat content in commonly available British sausages with a return to the artisanal production of high quality traditional recipes, which had previously been in decline.

Due to the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the 1990s which allowed Mexican tomatoes to flood the U. S. market and with ever increasing water restrictions, tomato acreage continued to decline.

Due to the decline of the cotton industry in the first quarter of the 20th century and the development of modern low density housing in the post-war period, the town is now semi-rural in character.

Due to poor the state of the economy and a decline in readership, the newspaper ceased publication effectively on August 29, 2008.

Due to the increasing cost of repairs relative to the price of a washing machine, there has been a major decline in the number of washing machines being repaired, rather than discarded, when faulty, to the detriment of the environment.

Due to the band's commercial decline, Epic Records forced the band to collaborate with professional songwriters.

Due to the decline of the B. mindorensis population, various Philippine laws and organizations have been created towards the conservation of the species.

Due to the wide breeding range and the fact that the rate of decline, though remarkable, is still not threatening in respect to the enormous overall numbers, the Lesser Scaup is classified as a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN.

Due to a decline in the heavy industries of the town, by 1932 more than half the male population was unemployed, resulting in very high municipal rates in order to make public assistance payments.

Due to the decline of the trade of horn working, the Company augmented its ongoing association with the ancient trade by encompassing new trades.

Due to the simultaneous decline in Vietnam War military spending, the slowing of the space program as Project Apollo neared completion, the recession of 1969-1970, and Boeing's $ 2 billion in debt as it built the 747 airliner, the company and the Seattle area greatly suffered.

Due to the decline of Jewish population, Samaritans and Greco-Romans became the dominant societies in this region by the end of the 2nd century.

Due to rapid population growth and the decline in the availability of affordable housing closer to job centers in Orange County, new residential development began in earnest in western Riverside County ( consistent with similar accelerated growth throughout the Inland Empire ) from the 1980s through today.

Due to migration in the 1960s, Viseu suffered a great decline in its population.

Due to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series, and it was cancelled by June 2009.

Due to the political instability of the 19th century, Mexico — already an independent nation — saw a decline not only in its literature but in the other arts as well.

Due to a decline in attendance and rising expenses after the 2005 Music Midtown, promoters placed the festival on hiatus in 2006.

Due to vandalism and exposure to the weather, the remains of Swansea are in decline.

Due to the 2008 Market decline work stopped on the Palm Jebel Ali.

Due to rule changes in NFL offensive line Dryer's play started to decline some.

Due to the fact that the bureaucracy was dominated by El Temür, whose despotic rule clearly marked the decline of the empire, the actual impact of the Academy of the Pavilion of the Star of Literature on the government as a whole was limited.

Due to their low reproductive rates, a decline in manatee population may be hard to overcome.