Non-stop rain in Sudan caused a landslide to cover an entire village. The science of these natural disasters is simple. Preventing them is possible. Landslides are the most common geological event.

Earth movement has caused road closures and utility service disruptions in some neighborhoods of Rancho Palos Verdes. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) The landslides that have forced authorities to ...

With communication lines down in the mountains amid Helene, early reports were unclear about how many landslides had occurred and the extent of damage from the storm. By Austyn Gaffney More than a ...

After a wildfire, the danger continues, especially during torrential rain that can set off fast-moving landslides known as debris flows. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a San Francisco-based reporter on The ...

In response to Hurricane Helene’s devastating effects across multiple states, the U.S. Geological Survey has activated its landslide event team. The USG has documented more than 200 landslides across ...

From the Southeast rainforest to the Arctic tundra, warming conditions are creating a variety of Alaska landslide hazards, some of them posing extreme hazards to human safety and others creating ...

Recent wildfires have left Southern California with "burn scars," making the region vulnerable to mudslides. Much of the Los Angeles vegetation that holds the topsoil in place has recently been ...