More than 17,000 people in Oregon, Washington and California could almost instantly be living in a floodplain, the ...

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

The next major Pacific Northwest earthquake could cause coastal land to sink by up to 6.5 feet in a matter of minutes, a new ...

If major earthquake hits the West Coast it could sink land in minutes, new study warns - The region is overdue for a major ...

New research shows that in minutes after the earthquake hits, coastal areas of California, Oregon and Washington could drop ...

A major earthquake waiting to strike the Cascadia Subduction Zone isn’t the only natural disaster looming in the Pacific ...

The combination of tectonic activity and climate change could significantly increase flood risks in the region, according to ...

The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major earthquake — and shaking and tsunamis wouldn’t be the only threats from such an event, according to new research. Coastal land would also sink nearly seven ...

A new study is fueling speculation and fear about the risks of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone, including ...

The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, ...

The Cascadia subduction zone could pose a major threat to the West Coast if a high magnitude earthquake were to occur, ...