Major ancient faults like that can remain as weak zones in the Earth’s crust and then focus ongoing tectonic strain,” noted ...

FEMA’s Risk Index ranks every U.S. county based on its risk for disaster, its social vulnerability, and resilience in the ...

The earthquake followed a pair of smaller earthquakes in the Inland Empire. At 8:34 a.m., a 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit ...

A magnitude 8.8 monster off the eastern coast of Russia threatened tens of millions of people with a tsunami risk. So why did ...

Low-level airplane flights begin as soon as this month over the Black Hills and Bear Lodge areas of Wyoming and South Dakota ...

Most of southern California is currently under a tsunami advisory while Humboldt County and north of there is under a more ...

The term "100-year flood" implies that the event is a rare occurrence; however, dozens of such storms have inundated the ...

Landslides, as a significant geological hazard widely distributed globally, require precise risk assessment to ensure the utmost protection of human lives and property. Existing studies typically rely ...

Conditions on the Great Lakes are dangerous for Thursday, July 17, as officials issue many small craft advisories and swimming hazards to caution residents of life-threatening currents and waves ...

Records reveal FEMA repeatedly granted Camp Mystic’s appeals to remove buildings from flood hazard zones, years before the deadly floods killed 27.

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

Los Gatos and Saratoga approved updated fire hazard severity zone maps last month, but some Saratoga hills residents expressed concern over relaxed designations in their neighborhoods. The Fire ...