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

Once the site of ferocious World War Two battles, Palau is again at the epicenter of a geostrategic tussle. America is ...

A big quake in the Pacific Northwest today could cause coastal land to sink rapidly — up to seven feet, a new study finds.

When an earthquake rips along the Cascadia Subduction Zone fault, much of the U.S. West Coast could shake violently for five ...

A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could instantly sink swaths of the U.S. Pacific Northwest coastline by more than six feet, drastically expanding floodplains and posing ...

A new study warns parts of the Pacific Coast, including Western Washington, could sink several feet during a major offshore ...