Browse Landslides Resources

Browse Landslides Resources

GPM Anime Contest Webquest Part 4: Societal Applications

Person getting water at an oasis
Primary Topic: 
All Topics
Subtopics: 
Societal Applications, Floods, Landslides, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.D
Summary: 
Part 4 of a 4 part webquest that teaches the basics of precipitation science and technology. Prepares students for the GPM Anime Contest.
 

Satellite Monitors Rain that Triggers Landslides

Landslide in the Philippine village of Guinsaugon,
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Remote Sensing, Floods, Landslides, World Health
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
heavy rain, tropics, landslide database, TRMM
Summary: 
This article explains how NASA scientists use TRMM satellite rainfall data to help predict and prepare for landslides.
 

Faces of GPM: Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, GPM Applications Scientist

Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Remote Sensing, STEM Careers, Societal Applications, Landslides
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
Goddard Space Flight Center, Faces of GPM, physical science
Summary: 
Interview with Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, research physical scientist and GPM Applications Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
 

EROS Image of the Week: Natural Disasters

Example of natural disaster image
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Human Impact, Satellites, Floods, Landslides
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Keywords: 
USGS
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Summary: 
View before and after images of natural disasters and human impact in various locations around the world.