Landslides are devastating natural disasters that generally occur on fragile slopes. Landslides are influenced by many factors, such as geology, topography, natural drainage, land cover, rainfall and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Landslide disasters have characteristics of frequent occurrence, widespread impact, and high destructiveness, posing serious threats to human lives, property, and the ecological environment. Timely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Education in Bududa and Bulambuli districts is hindered by landslides, poor infrastructure, and long distances, leading to low student completion rates Access to secondary education in Bududa and ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that indicates nearly 44% of the U.S. could potentially experience landslide activity. The new assessment provides ...