Heavy rainfall and earthquakes are the most common triggers for landslides, but several factors can make slopes vulnerable to ...

Researchers hope industry and governments worldwide will use the SSSAFE model to help early warning systems mitigate landslide risks A mathematical model which can predict landslides that occur ...

Over time, all steep slopes are prone to soil erosion and landslides. In the Pacific Northwest we experienced the acceleration of this process during the winter storms of 1997, as slides throughout ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the days since last week’s fatal landslides at Mount Maunganui, there has been widespread discussion about what may have caused ...

A stretch of State Highway 13 in Mendota Heights, Minn. was closed Tuesday as crews inspected the site of a slope failure. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver.

WASHINGTON — A slow motion landslide in Prince George’s County caused 28 homes to be evacuated last week and land is still minutely sliding as of Monday. The slope failure in the Piscataway Hills ...

A road failure at milepost 128 on the Blue Ridge Parkway has been the latest addition to the list road closures in Roanoke due to the week's heavy rains. The parkway is fully blocked, including ...