A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...

A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about the risks.

CBS News data shows 35% of homes in the Sacramento region could be at "major risk" of wildfire in the next 30 years.

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 4:38 p.m. near Highway 41 just west of Atascadero on Monday, according to the USGS ...

In short, the United States and the entire world are safer from earthquakes thanks to 20 years of testing life-sized buildings and other large structures at UC San Diego’s large, outdoor earthquake ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone looks a little different than researchers thought. Here's what that means for "The Big One." ...

Coastal communities from northern California to British Columbia live atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which spans about ...

A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...

The loss of intertidal wetlands directly impacts ecosystem services such as water filtration, habitat for fisheries and ...

A new study from Virginia Tech warns that large swaths of the Pacific Northwest, including Northern California, Oregon, and ...

Parts of the Pacific Northwest in the United States are at an increased risk of massive flooding — and potentially even landslides and tsunamis — in the coming years, according to new research.