Editorial on the Research Topic Monitoring, early warning, and mitigation of natural and engineered slopes Natural and engineered slopes, including mountain slopes, highway slopes, mine slopes, and reservoir dams are widely distributed around the world (Qiu et al., 2022). Such slopes may become unstable due to natural factors or human activity, causing catastrophic loss of life and damage to infrastructure. Continuous monitoring of these slopes is required to provide early warning of disasters, enabling engineers and/or emergency services to respond accordingly. In recent years, developments in science and technology and the theory of multidisciplinary interaction have brought about new opportunities for research in this field (Liu et al., 2022;Wang L et al., 2022;Zhou et al.). However, further breakthroughs are still required in the domains of efficient monitoring, accurate early warning, reliable risk assessment, and low-cost disaster recovery. This special issue brings together 14 publications designed to present the latest research advances and methods in natural and engineered slope monitoring, early warning, disaster remediation, and risk assessment.

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