Mudslides in Los Angeles inundated roadways and prompted evacuations orders after an atmospheric river dumped heavy rains ...

Landslides occur in all U.S. states and territories and can be caused by a variety of factors including earthquakes, storms, volcanic eruptions, fire and by human modification of land. Landslides ...

A new study reveals that as urban centers in mountainous regions expand, more people are settling on slopes prone to ...

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While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, experts say the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe.

It was the terrifying sound of what would become the United States' deadliest landslide in decades. The equivalent of one million dump truck loads of earth came plummeting down the valley.

Southern California faces a risk of damaging debris flows this week, as a potentially strong atmospheric river is set to ...

Zeng Li/Xinhua via AP A landslide occurs when earth materials such as rocks, debris and soil, move downslope, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). They can happen slowly, moving only ...