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1,000-foot Tsunami warning! Cascadia megaquake could wipe parts of America off the map
A recent Virginia Tech study reveals that the Pacific Northwest faces a heightened risk of catastrophic flooding and ...
Map shows 16 states, including Oregon, where northern lights will be visible Tuesday night
The northern lights could also be visible Tuesday night in parts of Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South ...
Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and Gary Ridgway Once Breathed the Same Poisoned Air. Did It Make Them Killers?
Tacoma, Washington, a smokestack leached toxic lead into the water and air. Living nearby: three men who would become some of ...
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The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition: the legacy of Seattle’s 1909 world fair
Seattle hosted the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYP), a world fair that drew over 3.7 million people to the UW campus.
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How Earthquake-Driven Land Subsidence and Rising Seas Are Quietly Redrawing the Pacific Northwest’s Flood Maps
The loss of intertidal wetlands directly impacts ecosystem services such as water filtration, habitat for fisheries and ...
‘Like turning off the headlights’: Pacific Northwest braces for ocean-monitoring blackout in federal budget slash
President Donald Trump's proposal would defund the 11-region Integrated Ocean Observing System — cutting off the buoys, ...
Who is watching for earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis? Trump is cutting the guardians at the gate
New spending restrictions for some federal agencies are creating extra hoops for scientists to jump through to fix earthquake ...
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Unraveling the Cascadia Quake: The Science Behind a Potential 1,000-Foot Mega-Tsunami in the Pacific Northwest
Unlike gradual climate-driven events, this potential earthquake would “happen within minutes, leaving no time for adaptation ...
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Flood risk in Pacific Northwest is increasing due to earthquake and rising sea levels
This map (left image) indicates the sites of the 24 estuaries ... Image and photo courtesy of Tina Dura. Thousands in the Pacific Northwest face a heightened flood risk, not just from rising sea ...