John Halldorson knows the best way to keep people safe after an earthquake is to prepare communities beforehand.

The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.

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

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

A new study says a big earthquake and rising sea levels could cause major floods and tsunamis in parts of California, Oregon, ...

Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the mainland West Coast would be at risk if an earthquake erupts along the Cascadia subduction ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States has determined that there is a real risk that a 'megatsunami' could devastate the west ...

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

A new study warns of a potential 1,000-foot mega-tsunami striking the U.S. West Coast within 50 years. Triggered by a major ...

A tsunami like this would wipe out big swaths of coastal cities like Seattle and Portland, and threaten lives of millions of people.