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

Scientists are warning that a 1,000-foot-tall “mega tsunami” could potentially wipe a large chunk of America off the map – if ...

A powerful underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount off the Oregon coast may erupt. Though scientists say it poses no ...

Unlike smaller tsunamis, which may only produce waves a few feet high, mega tsunamis are on a completely different scale.

The surviving crew of the USS Frank E. Evans believed they were at war. But the names of their shipmates aren’t on the ...

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, commerce and identity. But it faces an uncertain future. How much more can ...

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

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

To see evidence of the Columbia River’s ancient past, you might not need to visit the river at all. In a roadcut just south of Granger, Yakima County, 10 million-year-old evidence is in plain view.

The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) recently published updated geological maps of the Rawlins and Red Desert Basin ...

A new study from researchers at Virginia Tech says that there is an increased risk of flooding and tsunamis in the Pacific ...

The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast could reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.