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Hunting Landslides with Landsat
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Hunting Landslides with Landsat

A combination of seismographic data and satellite imagery is making it easier for scientists to locate elusive landslides. In summer 2013, Landsat 8 helped pinpoint a slide in eastern Alaska.

Published Aug 30, 2013

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Large Landslide Detected in Southeastern Alaska
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Large Landslide Detected in Southeastern Alaska

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

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Satellite Spots Massive Tonzang Landslide
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Satellite Spots Massive Tonzang Landslide

Heavy rainfall from tropical storm Komen triggered a large landslide in Myanmar (Burma).

Published Nov 8, 2015

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Avalanche in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
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Avalanche in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park

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

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Automating the Detection of Landslides
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Automating the Detection of Landslides

New open-source software called SLIP-DRIP uses satellite images and rainfall data to help identify otherwise overlooked landslides.

Published Jul 8, 2016

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Citizen Scientists Find Undocumented Landslides
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Citizen Scientists Find Undocumented Landslides

A new NASA project improves landslide inventories with data from the public.

Published Jul 11, 2019

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Overlooked Landslides
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Overlooked Landslides

In parts of Africa and South America, landslides are happening even if you rarely hear of them.

Published Apr 6, 2017

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A May Landslide in Alaska
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A May Landslide in Alaska

Warm spring weather may have helped trigger a landslide on Yudi Peak.

Published May 28, 2020

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Landslide in Langtang Valley
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Landslide in Langtang Valley

The powerful earthquake in Nepal triggered a destructive landslide that completely buried a village.

Published May 5, 2015

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Scientist-Volunteers Map Landslides from Nepal Quakes
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Scientist-Volunteers Map Landslides from Nepal Quakes

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

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Landslide in Southern Kyrgyzstan
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Landslide in Southern Kyrgyzstan

Debris spread more than 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the source to the toe of the landslide.

Published May 22, 2017

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Val Strem Landslide
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Val Strem Landslide

A rock avalanche in the Swiss Alps sent debris sliding down the Strem valley.

Published Apr 6, 2016

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Distinct Faces of Zmutt, Findelen, and Gorner Glaciers
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Distinct Faces of Zmutt, Findelen, and Gorner Glaciers

Colorful bands of debris coat the surface of Zmutt Glacier and Gorner Glacier in the Swiss Alps. NASA scientist Kimberly Casey has developed new methods to map their composition with satellites.

Published Jul 11, 2013

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Landslides in Hokkaido
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Landslides in Hokkaido

A powerful earthquake triggered hundreds of landslides on the Japanese island.

Published Oct 2, 2018

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Mapping a Slow-Motion Landslide
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Mapping a Slow-Motion Landslide

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

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Landslide and Deadly Flood in Nepal
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Landslide and Deadly Flood in Nepal

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

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Taking Stock of Landslides after the Gorkha Earthquake
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Taking Stock of Landslides after the Gorkha Earthquake

Scientists from around the world banded together to analyze landslides in the wake of a potent temblor. They found fewer scars on the landscape than past events would have predicted.

Published Dec 17, 2015

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Landslides in Sikkim
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Landslides in Sikkim

Acquired October 19, 2011, this natural-color image shows landslides in the northern Indian state of Sikkim. The landslides likely resulted from an earthquake to the northwest.

Published Oct 20, 2011

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Climate Change Could Trigger More Landslides in High Mountain Asia
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Climate Change Could Trigger More Landslides in High Mountain Asia

Warming temperatures will likely cause more intense rainfall, leading to increased landslide activity.

Published Feb 12, 2020

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Landslide in Guatemala
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Landslide in Guatemala

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

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Potential Landslides near Epicenter of Haiti Quake
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Potential Landslides near Epicenter of Haiti Quake

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

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