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English: Scientists are striving to reduce the loss of life from landslides by developing a global, satellite-based early-warning system. The scientists first identified landslide-prone regions, as shown in this image. To create this landslide risk map scientists mapped all of the regions that featured some combination of coarse soil, land cover that was inadequate to stabilize the surface, and/or steep mountains. The regions that have the highest risk of landslides are salmon pink. Areas of moderate risk are lavender, and regions with a slight risk are pale blue. Areas where landslides occurred between 2003 and 2006 are marked with black dots on this map.
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Source http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=7783
Author Robert Simmon

Based on measurements recorded by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite.

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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