As one of the most unpredictable natural disasters, University of Oregon geologists are teaming up with institutions ...

When Darlene Kurkendall closes her eyes, she imagines the walls of her house falling away. She sees the people in her community — friends, neighbors, family — swept out of sight by a horrendous heap ...

Deforestation, unregulated urban expansion and intensive land extraction have disrupted the natural balance, turning this ...

In the spring of 2024, a group of scientists attending a national seismology conference in Anchorage purposely sailed into danger. Chartering a tour boat, they sailed into Prince William Sound and ...

At least 41 people are dead in central and southeastern Mexico after days of torrential rainfall triggered floods and landslides, authorities said Saturday. The death toll rose as thousands of ...

Proposition 203 is failing to live up to expectations of a landslide victory as very early ballots come in, with the medical-marijuana measure trailing 52 percent to 48 percent. These are the results ...

The National Hurricane Center warns that Hurricane Melissa poses a threat of catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in ...