High Mountain Asia Landslide Risk, 2061-2100 (Model) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

High Mountain Asia Landslide Risk, 2061-2100 (Model)

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The model shows landslide risk for High Mountain Asia increasing in the summer months in the years 2061-2100, thanks to increasingly frequent and intense rainfall events. Summer monsoon rains can destabilize steep mountainsides, triggering landslides.

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NASA's Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens

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