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Mapping Landslide Hazards in Central America

After severe hurricanes dropped torrential rain on Guatemala, Nicaragua, and other countries, NASA researchers worked to map potential landslide hazards.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using landslide risk and exposure data courtesy of Robert Emberson/NASA GSFC Landslide team, and modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2020) processed by the European Space Agency. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published November 18, 2020
Data acquired November 5 - 10, 2020

Sources:
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Applied Sciences