The U.S. Geological Survey has developed a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map, showing that nearly half the country ...

Homes built on land with past landslide activity are on the market. Here's how homebuyers can assess a property's risk to ...

Almost 44 percent of the United States could experience a landslide, according to new data from government scientists. Some ...

The scale of the geological event is like something from prehistoric times, with a tsunami 200 meters--656 feet--in height.

Washington is receiving nearly $300,000 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to research landslides and find ways to ...

A massive landslide triggered by climate change unleashed a 650-foot “mega-tsunami” that caused Earth to vibrate for nine days.

The study, published in the journal Science, concluded that this movement of water was the cause of a mysterious, global ...

It started with a melting glacier, which set off a landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland. Then ...

In September 2023, scientists around the world detected a mysterious seismic signal that lasted for nine straight days. An ...

Do you live in a landslide-prone area? A new tool from the United States Geological Survey can help you find out. The new map ...

More alarmingly, these slow slides can suddenly accelerate, usually due to changes in precipitation, leading to more severe ...

The owners of 16 lots in a part of the city susceptible to landslide filed just such a lawsuit in 2002. The court of appeal concluded the city had “taken” the plaintiffs’ lots because the status of ...