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Earthquake-driven land sinking could increase flood risk in Pacific Northwest
The next great earthquake isn't the only threat to the Pacific Northwest. A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea ...
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Environment ‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will take ca ...
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‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
More than 17,000 people in Oregon, Washington and California could almost instantly be living in a floodplain, the ...
Massive West Coast earthquake will do far more than shake the ground, report warns
In some areas, the ground could sink 6 feet in the moments after an earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, researchers warned.
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Magnitude 4.7 earthquake rocks Alaska amid volcano eruption fears as residents warned of aftershocks
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Anchorage, Alaska just after midnight on Tuesday as residents have been warned of ...
Monster earthquake could sink swath of California, dramatically heightening flood risk, study says
A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...
Countdown to Catastrophe: The Quake That Could Sink and Flood the Pacific Northwest
A future Cascadia earthquake could unleash far more than just devastating shaking — it could sink large parts of the Pacific ...
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The Big One, coupled with rising ocean, could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
The Great Alaska earthquake in 1964 lowered coastal areas by more than 6 feet, the researchers wrote. In the aftermath, some communities had to relocate to higher ground because of increased tidal ...