About a third of Sausalito is vulnerable to landslides, liquefaction and settlement, according to a draft geological assessment. The report by Miller Pacific Engineering Group is part of a larger ...

BEIJING -- The Ministry of Emergency Management on Saturday activated a Level-IV emergency response for geological disasters in Chongqing and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, as a new round of ...

When devastating wildfires swept through Southern California earlier this year, Los Angeles officials needed fast, accurate information: Where were the fires spreading? How severe was the burn damage?

Natural disasters are devastating events that have the potential to cause huge amounts of damage and loss of life. Globally, around 60,000 people die each year as a result of disasters such as ...

China s Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level 4 national emergency response to address geological disasters in ...

Examination of earth materials and earth processes through the study of natural disasters. Topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes and meteorite ...

A new study takes an in-depth look at the challenging geologic conditions faced by the crew of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and the role those conditions played in the 2010 disaster. A study ...