By KENICHIRO SHINO/ Staff Writer
September 6, 2021 at 07:10 JST
The differences between 2019 measurement data from the Shizuoka prefectural government and 2009 measurement data from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan are shown on top of a topographic map of the Atami landslide site. During the 10-year interval, earth increased in volume in areas shown in brown and red and decreased in areas indicated in blue. The map shows earth was added in areas in the top left close to the landslide origin point. (Provided by Yusuke Suzuki)
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