The largest natural landslide to occur anywhere on Earth since 2010 spilled off the flanks of Mount La Perouse in February 2014.
Published Feb 25, 2014
Using seismometers and satellites, scientists identified a large landslide in southwestern Yukon.
Published Oct 20, 2015
Heavy rainfall from tropical storm Komen triggered a large landslide in Myanmar (Burma).
Published Nov 8, 2015
A new NASA project improves landslide inventories with data from the public.
Published Jul 11, 2019
New open-source software called SLIP-DRIP uses satellite images and rainfall data to help identify otherwise overlooked landslides.
Published Jul 8, 2016
Warm spring weather may have helped trigger a landslide on Yudi Peak.
Published May 28, 2020Image of the Day Land Drought Fires Snow and Ice Temperature Extremes
Debris spread more than 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the source to the toe of the landslide.
Published May 22, 2017
In parts of Africa and South America, landslides are happening even if you rarely hear of them.
Published Apr 6, 2017
A pale tan scar in this natural-color image from March 14, 2010, marks the location of a landslide outside the southern Italian town of Maierato.
Published Mar 17, 2010
Debris from an earthquake-induced landslide has dammed a river in Nepal.
Published May 7, 2015
Landsat images helped convince researchers that a slumping mountainside overlooking Barry Arm fjord could pose a tsunami hazard.
Published Oct 5, 2020
Through the study of an unusual, long-lasting slide, has developed a new technique to make prediction easier and more accurate.
Published Jun 5, 2020
Warming temperatures will likely cause more intense rainfall, leading to increased landslide activity.
Published Feb 12, 2020Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Human Presence Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
For the first time, scientists can examine rain–induced landslide threats anywhere around the world every 30 minutes.
Published Apr 18, 2018
A powerful earthquake triggered hundreds of landslides on the Japanese island.
Published Oct 2, 2018
A rock avalanche in the Swiss Alps sent debris sliding down the Strem valley.
Published Apr 6, 2016
A multinational team is trying to map landslide hazards in Nepal before the summer monsoon adds to the region’s misery.
Published Jun 4, 2015
Steep slopes, roads, underlying geology, and forest loss can all make landslides more likely.
Published Mar 30, 2017
Acquired on April 20 and May 6, 2012, these images compare conditions before and after a landslide in Nepal. The slide likely led to deadly flooding.
Published May 24, 2012
Acquired September 7, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Zhouqu landslide remaining visible on the landscape weeks after its occurrence.
Published Sep 13, 2010
On June 5, 2009, a mountainside collapsed in the Chingqing region of southern China, burying dozens of people. The landslide remained visible in satellite imagery nearly two weeks later.
Published Jun 19, 2009
In Peru, a landslide damaged farmland and stopped the flow of an important local river.
Published Jul 3, 2020
On January 4, 2009, a mountainside in northern Guatemala suddenly collapsed, sending thousands of tons of rock and debris downhill and burying a nearby road. The event occurred in the state of Alta Verapaz, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) north of Guatemala’s capital city.
Published Jan 15, 2009
On March 22, 2014, a rainfall-triggered landslide near Oso, Washington, sent muddy debris spilling across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River.
Published Mar 27, 2014
This true-color image from January 15, 2010, highlights potential new landslides near the epicenter of Haiti’s massive 7.0 earthquake.
Published Jan 19, 2010
The powerful earthquake in Nepal triggered a destructive landslide that completely buried a village.
Published May 5, 2015
A slide of rock, ice, dust, and snow left a scar of gray across the landscape around one of New Zealand’s largest mountains.
Published Feb 15, 2013
