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El Salvador

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Eruption in El Salvador Was One of the Holocene’s Largest

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 5 June 201922 August 2023

Roughly 1,500 years ago, the Tierra Blanca Joven eruption blanketed Central America in ash and likely displaced Maya settlements, new research shows.

After a 2012 landslide in Finca Loma Linda, Guatemala, 46 people were forced to evacuate to an emergency shelter.
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An Early Warning System for Landslide Danger

by A. J. Posner and K. P. Georgakakos 3 November 20166 January 2023

Advances in satellite imaging, mapping, and rainfall estimations have made it possible to implement a regional real-time assessment of landslide hazard threats across Central America.

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