A flood watch is in effect into July 15 for more than a dozen counties as saturated ground gets drenched again.

Texas Sen. Charles Perry has been tapped to lead the Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding after ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Dehradun: Despite being the toughest places to live, mountain communities across the globe have long mastered survival skills ...

What was meant to be a night of fun soon descended into a nightmare as the crowd turned deadly. But how do human crushes really happen?

A new 3D simulation tool accurately predicts alpine landslides and avalanches, marking a breakthrough in mountain hazard ...

A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

The avalanche that buried the village of Langtang was similarly catastrophic, as the avalanche fell over 3,000m and carried nearly as much force as the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Unfortunately, the people ...

The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human development.