In the common understanding, heavy rainfall is the primary trigger of landslides. However, to most people’s surprise, many catastrophic landslides occur unexpectedly during periods of little or even ...

Landslides are the most common geological event. That's a fact. They affect millions of people and cause many thousands of deaths. They often occur in countries with poor or inadequate infrastructure ...

If you're a regular train user, you may have experienced delays caused by landslides. But what are they and why do they cause so many issues? After a landslide in the New Forest led to a line closure ...

A new study reveals that most fatal landslides occur in human-transformed environments. Conducted by an international team of researchers from the University of Vienna, Ankara University, Istanbul ...

Homes and streets of a neighborhood affected by the Santa Barbara County mudslides in Santa Barbara, California are shown, Jan. 9, 2018, from the perspective of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter ...

More than 4,500 people in Eugene-Springfield live on existing deep landslides. A new landslide research center based at University of Michigan is collaborating with University of Oregon and others to ...