Researchers at University of Tsukuba analyzed high-resolution topographic data from airborne LiDAR to examine the relationships among landslide area, depth, and slope gradient.

Based on their findings, the researchers noted there are practical solutions that could have prevented collapse of the embankment slope investigated in this study. Their recommendations include using ...

Two sections of Northern Michigan’s iconic Tunnel of Trees have been closed since April due to damage caused by historic flooding. Work begins today on one of them. The closures are along the curvy 22 ...

More than two years before a Target store West Virginia partially collapsed earlier this month, a federal study predicted that such an event was very likely, according to a local news outlet. The ...

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Landslides and slope failures resulting from disasters cause millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure each year. Following a disaster, funding for repair and restoration of infrastructure, ...

A stretch of State Highway 13 in Mendota Heights, Minn. was closed Tuesday as crews inspected the site of a slope failure. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver.