Landslides are a common hazard in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national landslide susceptibility map shows where they're most ...

In the days since last week’s fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, there has been widespread discussion about what may have caused the slopes above the campground to fail, including the possible role ...

Paul's Slide, at Post Mile 22, has been active for much of the history of Highway 1 on the Big Sur coast. (Photos by Kevin Schmidt/USGS) Along coastal California, the possibility of earthquakes and ...

KOCHI, Japan (Kyodo) -- Massive underground tunnels, towering erosion control dams and other disaster prevention infrastructure are attracting growing numbers of tourists in Japan, as communities turn ...

China is a country frequently affected by landslides and rockfalls. According to incomplete statistics, economic losses caused by these geological hazards amount to US$3–5 billion annually, ...

As urban centers in mountainous regions grow, more people are driven to build on steeper slopes prone to slow-moving landslides, a new study finds. Slow-moving landslides are frequently excluded from ...

TOKYO -- Operation of a new system of "disaster prevention weather information" reorganizing warnings and advisories for hazards in Japan began May 28･･･ ...

If the landslide at the Barry Arm fjord collapses, its falling ice and rock could generate a devastating 650-foot-high tsunami Darren Orf To live during an age of rapid climate change is to be witness ...

As a frequent and devastating global geological hazard, landslides pose significant threats to communities, infrastructure, and the environment. The study area in Meishan Town, China, is particularly ...

Thousands of slips in Tairāwhiti in January. The loss of eight lives in the Bay of Plenty later that month. And, days ago, landslides that damaged homes, forced evacuations and blocked roads across ...