One of the most haunting images ever captured is that of Colombian teenager Omayra Sánchez Garzón trapped in volcanic mudflow ...

Aerial photograph of a hillslope after a rainstorm in February 2017 that generated 595 shallow landslides in a 16 square kilometer (6.4 square mile) area in the hills west of Williams, California.

Vegetation was burned away from hillsides and without any trees or roots holding the soil together, landslide and mudflow dangers increase significantly. For those living downhill from the burn ...

Land-use zoning, professional inspections and proper design can minimize many landslide, mudflow and debris flow problems. By the time severe weather hits, it's already too late. Disaster ...

Sugimoto lost no time in contacting experts in landslides, geology and data analysis ... at around 3:30 p.m., about five hours after the mudflow occurred. Sugimoto’s direct canvassing and ...