The USGS has monitoring stations strategically scattered around the Bay Area in landslide-prone areas. The agency also has years of monitoring data to compare with real-time data, which helps ...

Mudslides in Los Angeles inundated roadways and prompted evacuations orders after an atmospheric river dumped heavy rains ...

Officials are grappling with the aftermath of the atmospheric river which caused mudslides and floods, especially in areas impacted by wildfires.

A powerful, atmospheric river-driven storm is hitting California today, bringing with it heavy rain, strong winds and feet of Sierra snow. The storm, which prompted a lengthy flood advisory for San ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have ...

NASA scientists used satellite measurements to map out local subsidence and uplift across the Golden State, which plays into ...

California is riddled with a number of fault lines that frequently cause earthquakes, including Arrowhead, Waterman Canyon, ...

The Palos Verdes Peninsula is sliding by much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) per week, putting hundreds of buildings at risk.

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