mudslide

Like a steaming kettle with the top on, pressure is building beneath the surface of California that could unleash a monster earthquake at any time. That's according to a new study from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Geologists say Southern California is long overdue for a huge...

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/weather/2011/01/12/vo.brazil.floods.tvrecord -- Heavy rains and flooding in Brazil have caused 260 deaths in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, CNN affiliate TV Record reported Wednesday. The greatest damage was in a cluster of towns in a mountainous area...

37 mins ago RIO DE JANEIRO – Floods and landslides devastated mountain towns near Rio de Janeiro, killing 147 people and bringing the death toll on Wednesday from heavy rains in southern Brazil to at least 160. At least 122 people were killed in Teresopolis, about 62 miles north of Rio, town...

Los Angeles – Of the many dangers posed by the torrential rains socking southern California this week, mudslides and their accompanying debris flows probably pose the biggest threat – and people living in the region's many hillsides and canyons need to be alert, officials here warn. Short...

A mudslide on rail tracks in Washington state has shut down Amtrak's route between Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, officials said. Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said mudslides north of Vancouver, Washington, led to a 48-hour moratorium. The rail lines extending from Eugene, Oregon, north to...

BELLO, Colombia – A landslide following weeks of drenching rains buried more than 50 homes in northwestern Colombia, killing at least two people and likely leaving dozens trapped beneath mud and rubble, officials said Sunday. Antioquia state emergency management director John Rendon said two...