Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...

History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the ...

History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the natural world, history examines ...

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

In a worst-case scenario, escalating civil unrest in the US following a West Coast earthquake could result in a loss of more ...

A massive quake might drop the Pacific Northwest coastline by 6 feet, redrawing flood maps and putting thousands of homes at ...

A new modelling analysis of a Lloyd's extreme disaster scenario has revealed potential insured losses from follow-on civil ...

The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, dormant for over 300 years, poses a significant threat to the Pacific Northwest. A future ...

By luck of geology, the Pacific Northwest coast isn’t being hit nearly as hard as other areas of the world by climate change-driven sea level rise. While the U.S. East Coast is expected to see roughly ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded early Tuesday morning near Mount Vernon. The shakes were ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, stretching from northern California to British Columbia, is one of the most dangerous seismic ...