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 ...

The fringes of extensive flat-topped sedimentary or volcanic plateaus, called tablelands, host the largest coalescent landslide areas of the Earth. This Review highlights the factors contributing to ...

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 ...

A new federal database helps users determine the likelihood of their community experiencing a landslide. By Austyn Gaffney Almost 44 percent of the United States could experience a landslide, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Landslides can be truly devastating, killing people and animals that ...

The disaster killed one person and injured three in the town. Researchers said heavy rains preceding the disaster may have played a role. By Austyn Gaffney A violent landslide has raced down a ...

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 ...

A fatal landslide at roughly Mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell, seen from the air on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Courtesy Sunrise Aviation) State geologists in early February published their ...

The devastation caused by the landslide started last winter. But residents say the origins of the crisis started in 1956, when city officials greenlighted the construction of 200 homes and seven miles ...

More than 4,500 people in Eugene-Springfield live on existing deep landslides. A new landslide research center based at University of Michigan is collaborating with University of Oregon and others to ...