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The Big One: Is California 'overdue' for a devastating major earthquake?
A near-certain disaster looms for California, but there are real things people can do to prepare. Here's what to know about ...
An earthquake just off California’s coast poses dire tsunami risk for many communities
Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...
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Researchers may be underestimating the intensity of Utah’s future big earthquakes, study finds
As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...
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Utah earthquake models may be underestimating potential intensity
As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models ...
We design cities and buildings for earthquakes and floods — we need to do the same for wildfires
As built-up areas encroach on natural ones, we need new strategies for dealing with the impact of wildfires on buildings and ...
California tsunami: Here’s where damage and casualties could be the worst
Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?
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Why is earthquake insurance so expensive in the Missouri Bootheel? It's a seismic concern
New Madrid, Missouri, was terrorized by its fault line in the early 19th century, and earthquakes are still the region's ...
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Researchers may be underestimating the intensity of Utah’s future big earthquakes, study finds
As Utah prepares for an overdue, big earthquake, University of Utah seismologists found that current seismic hazard models may ... “If we know the subsurface structure very well, then we ...
Sullivan County revisits hazard mitigation plan
Sullivan County officials, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and community members met on Wednesday to discuss the county’s updated five-year ...