T he U.S. Geological Survey has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that indicates nearly 44% of the U.S.

“This new national landslide susceptibility map addresses an important but difficult question: which areas across the entire U.S. are prone to landslides?” said Ben Mirus, USGS research geologist.

The radiometrics map highlights County Laois’ sandstone derived soils of the Slieve Blooms, which appear red. The black areas ...

Research team is delving into history, exploring events that occurred hundreds of millions of years ago. A potential crater ...

A total of 25 rock samples (grab and chip) and 7 soil samples were collected across various outcrops and soils. Where ...

ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesia needs to be aware of potential geological disasters that could occur at any time.

The U.S. Geological Survey says it hit the area just before 3 a.m. Sunday, several miles outside of Aromas. The shaking was also felt by seismic instruments as far as Merced, Fresno and even Los ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 68 jolted 191 km E of Fangaleounga Tonga at 200536 GMT on Tuesday the US Geological Survey USGS said The e ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 66 jolted 156 km ESE of Neiafu Tonga at 200533 GMT on Tuesday the US Geological Survey USGS said The epice ...

Topographic mapping has been a key component of volcano monitoring for decades, helping scientists to study morphologic ...

Map of the United States including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico showing landslide susceptibility from yellow (fewer landslides) to red (more landslides), where the areas without shading ...

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory again leaned on their collaborators at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory — who made various lidar systems of their own ...