A Chinese mitten crab has been caught in the Pacific Northwest for the first time, raising concerns about the spread of the ...

If a megaquake – also known as the “Big One” – were to hit the West Coast, scientists have a better idea of what might happen ...

This should have West Coasters shaking in their shoes.

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

While we don't expect an epic earthquake anytime soon, if one occurs, it could make it much more likely to flood in parts of ...

While demand for power is surging, the region’s two biggest power consumers, Washington and Oregon, have laws requiring the ...

Scientists at UW's Cabled Array, one of the world's largest ocean observatories monitoring this active volcano, have seen ...

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

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

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

A nightmarish scenario for the Pacific Northwest has gotten a dramatic update. Researchers have long warned that a stretch of coast in Oregon and Washington state is capable of producing an ...

Sports national recruiting editor Brandon Huffman, who covers football recruits in Colorado, Hawaii, Northern California and ...