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 ...

FEMA officials inspect a construction vehicle that went off the road on a section that had just been cleared of 15 feet of dirt from a landslide in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, on Feb. 13, 2018. (FEMA/K ...

Feb. 8—Hurricane Helene triggered over 2,000 landslides across Appalachia, according to an ongoing survey helmed by the United States Geological Survey. Per a publicly available interactive map ...

A retaining wall in North Fairmount partially collapsed in a landslide earlier this year. A new map showing the risk of landslides nationwide is based on research from a University of Cincinnati ...

Dr. Ben Mirus and Dr. Francis Rengers with the U.S. Geological Survey have been using laser scans and GPS cameras, accurate down to one inch, to map out landslides caused by Helene. They hope mapping ...

Bad news if you're on the West Coast, Alaska, or Puerto Rico. Great news if you live in Florida. Reading time 3 minutes If you see your reflection in the snow covered hills, it might be time to check ...

Landslide hazard mapping has made big strides, but the public still must rely on piecemeal mapping and incomplete data to ...

As millions of people regroup from the impact of the earthquakes in Nepal, a team of international volunteers is combing through satellite imagery of the region to identify additional ...

Atlanta — When Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast about two weeks ago, devastating parts of North Carolina, it also triggered hundreds of landslides according to federal geologists who have been ...