"Mudslides occur in all 50 U.S. states and can happen at any time – with or without rainfall," said Lynn Highland, a geographer at the USGS National Landslide Center. Earthquakes, volcanic ...

Lava, ash flows, mudslides and nasty gases: Good reasons to respect volcanoes The ongoing eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island is showing how dangerous these natural disasters can be.

A rabbit doll sits on a mud-covered sofa after a landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Trami struck homes in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Credit: AP/Aaron Favila ...

The worst landslide in U.S. history was in 1928, when as many as 500 people were killed after the collapse of the St. Francis Dam near Los Angeles, according to geologist Lynn Highland of the U.S ...

At least thirty seven people have died in the rains and volcanic mudslides, Abdul Muhari, a communications official at Indonesia’s disaster response agency, said in a statement, adding that 35 ...

On an extinct volcano in Uganda, hundreds of thousands face disaster due to climate change. The charity GiveDirectly is trying a surprising approach to help them get out of harm's way.

Volcanic mudslide tears across Guatemala road. Posted: 8 June 2025 ... The term 'lahar' refers to a deluge of water, volcanic material and other debris which has been swept along.

Before the era of laptops and warning systems, volcano eruptions resulted in massive death tolls, sometimes burying entire towns within minutes. Here are the five deadliest volcanoes in history.

They concluded that only a combination of a landslide followed by a volcanic explosion could explain the tsunami. Their findings are published today in the journal Nature Communications.

Kolumbo underwater volcano’s 1650 eruption killed 70 people on Santorini Island, Greece. Skip to content ... the tsunami resulted from a landslide followed by the volcanic explosion.