The Axial Seamount is one of the most active but least well-known volcanoes in the Pacific and all signs point to it erupting ...

It's not just about loss of life and homes or economic damage; critical wetlands will be gone for good. Scientists issue ...

If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, ...

There’s no shortage of literature about prepping for an earthquake or other natural disaster. The Red Cross, Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management, and FEMA (plus other state and federal ...

Across all the locations that the group measured, the low estimates held that the ground would sink by 0.23 to 0.67 meters, depending on the area. The medium estimates ranged from 0.46 to 1.34 meters ...

One of the most dangerous fault lines that threatens the United States lurks off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, capable ...

A big earthquake along the Cascadia fault could cause Washington's coastal lands to suddenly drop nearly 7 feet, instantly increasing the flood risk to beachside communities, new research shows.

“The Pacific Northwest Disaster Guide” is published by Ooligan Press, a student-run publishing house at Portland State ...

A Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake could cause long-lasting changes to Washington’s landscape, coastline and floodplain, a ...

A recent study found that a powerful quake off the Pacific Northwest could force the ground to sink up to 2 m, leading to ...