When hills are healthy, vegetation can anchor the soil in place. But when that is burned off, hillsides become vulnerable to erosion, and slopes can come crashing down.

G eologists are closely monitoring Mount Spurr in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, USA, after continued volcanic unrest. The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) monitoring the situation says that an eruption ...

Ahead of an incoming storm, state and federal leaders visited the Eaton and Palisades burn scar areas as rainfall brings threats of mudslides and flooding. On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited ...

After the Southern California wildfires burned tens of thousands of acres last month, thousands of Angelenos are returning home for the first time in weeks.