Climate Change Could Trigger More Landslides in High Mountain Asia

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

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from Kirschbaum, D., et al. (2020). Story by Jessica Merzdorf, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, with Mike Carlowicz.

Published February 12, 2020
Data acquired 2019

Sources:

GPM

In situ Measurement

Collection:

Applied Sciences