Thousands in the Pacific Northwest face a heightened flood risk, not just from rising sea levels, but from the land itself ...

Volatiles are crucial for sustaining life and the Earth's habitability, with subduction zones being the main pathways for ...

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a major fault that runs offshore from Northern California to British Columbia, is best known ...

The next great earthquake isn't the only threat to the Pacific Northwest. A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea ...

A future Cascadia earthquake could unleash far more than just devastating shaking — it could sink large parts of the Pacific ...

A recent study reveals that slow ocean expansion 15-6 million years ago caused sea levels to change and drop by up to 30 ...

Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...

Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years, with their bursts of fire and rivers of molten rock. Yet, beyond the ...

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5 occurred in northern Nagano Prefecture at 8:19 p.m. on Friday evening, sending vibrations through the region. This event has sparked concerns among ...

While this causes “strike slip” quakes which aren’t as powerful as those seen in “subduction zones”, they still have the capacity to hit magnitudes of 7 to 8. While Sagaing has been hit ...