Natural Disasters Are Rare, But So Is Mudslide Insurance Dozens of people lost their homes in the massive slide in Oso, Wash., but few are likely to see an insurance payout.

After two years of colossal wildfires, California is now a checkerboard of dangerous burn zones threatening to turn into mudflow disasters. A record 1.8 million acres have turned black this year ...

Hurricane Helene lasted only a few days in September 2024, but it altered the landscape of the Southeastern U.S. in profound ...

Many still missing after massive mudslide 24 photos He said that there are "definite warning signs" people can look for in their homes. "Cracks in the foundation. Also, doors that don't close.

While we understand more than ever the mechanics of a mudslide, preventing future disasters like these is still a fraught topic. Clearly, keeping soils in place with plants is important.

Mudslides and wildfires are what scientists call concurrent disasters, with one setting the stage for another. After the worst fire season in California’s history last year, during which five of ...

The mudslide cut off a main roadway for months, displaced families and stole people’s relatives, friends and neighbors. A year later, residents of Oso and the surrounding towns of Arlington and ...

When multiple hazards, such as droughts, heat waves, wildfires and extreme rainfall, interact, human disasters often result. The individual drivers might not be very extreme on their own, but ...

Kim Cantin and her daughter survived a mudslide that hit their California home in 2018. Cantin's husband and their son died in the tragedy — alongside 21 other people who lived near them.

The brand new series "Survival Mode" highlights incredible true stories about perseverance told by real people who survived ...

Torrential rains triggered the powerful mudslide in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ... Flooding related disasters, ...