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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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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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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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A Global View of Landslide Susceptibility
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A Global View of Landslide Susceptibility

Steep slopes, roads, underlying geology, and forest loss can all make landslides more likely.

Published Mar 30, 2017

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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 in Maierato, Italy
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Landslide in Maierato, Italy

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

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Landslide in Southern China
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Landslide in Southern China

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

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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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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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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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Landslide in Zhouqu, China
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Landslide in Zhouqu, China

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

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Global Landslide Risks
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Global Landslide Risks

Published Jun 16, 2007

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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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