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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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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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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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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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Earthquake Near Chengdu, China
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Earthquake Near Chengdu, China

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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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Sichuan Landslides
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Sichuan Landslides

These images show changes in the landscape before and after an earthquake struck on May 12, 2008.

Published May 29, 2008

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Palu Landslides Linked to Rice Irrigation
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Palu Landslides Linked to Rice Irrigation

An earthquake in Indonesia made the land flow like mud in a place where science previously said it shouldn't.

Published Nov 1, 2019

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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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Sensing How Much the Earth Moved in Nepal
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Sensing How Much the Earth Moved in Nepal

Using satellite radar sensors, scientists have been able to detect the rising and falling of the landscape in the Himalayas caused by the Gorkha earthquake.

Published May 14, 2015

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Shaking Intensity, Christchurch Earthquake
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Shaking Intensity, Christchurch Earthquake

This natural color image of Christchurch, New Zealand, is overlain with a measure of the ground shaking in the area during the February 2011 earthquake.

Published Mar 9, 2011

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