CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — A Washington town previously devastated by wildfires is facing another natural disaster. Several roads in Stehekin, a small town on the north end of Lake Chelan, have been blown ...

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Research in the U.S. Southwest could expand lifesaving efforts for hazards that follow wildfires across the globe. Students and researchers assisted Luke McGuire, left, a geology professor at the ...

Abstract: Debris flows are mixtures of water and sediments and are a significant natural hazard in mountainous regions. A novel monitoring approach combining LiDAR sensors and video cameras enables ...

All seven workers missing after a mud-flow disaster at Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine have been confirmed dead. The mine, producing large quantities of copper and gold, is now shut down.

Authorities issued an evacuation warning in parts of San Bernardino County on Friday afternoon due to strong mudslides and other dangerous storm conditions. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Downpours triggered by thunderstorms rolling through the San Bernardino National Forest Thursday ...

IDYLLWILD, Calif. (KESQ) - Downpours triggered by thunderstorms rolling through the San Bernardino National Forest today triggered flash floods, mudslides and other hazards around Idyllwild and ...

A leading Indonesian environmental group has sued Lapindo Brantas and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the mud flow at the Banjar Panji 1 well in the Brantas gas field that has displaced more ...

1 School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, China 2 College of Geological and Surveying Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China ...