The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major earthquake — and shaking and tsunamis wouldn’t be the only threats from such an event, according to new research. Coastal land would also sink nearly ...

A catastrophic earthquake in the Cascadia region of the Pacific Northwest could lower the ground near the coast by up to 6.6 feet (2 meters). Combined with rising seas caused by climate change ...

The Chinese Mitten Crab has not previously been spotted in the Pacific Northwest. They are harmful to both wildlife and infrastructure. ASTORIA, Ore. - Wildlife officials in Oregon have confirmed ...

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 ...

A big Pacific Northwest quake could cause land to sink in minutes April 30, 2025 Updated Wed., April 30, 2025 at 8:29 p.m. Mount Rainier as seen from the summit of Mount Stuart on Aug. 17, 2019.

Charles Hays Secondary School’s concert and jazz bands earned silver at the prestigious Pacific Northwest Music Festival in Terrace this April. The jazz band also received the top mark in the ...

More information: Dura, Tina, Increased flood exposure in the Pacific Northwest following earthquake-driven subsidence and sea-level rise, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025 ...

Scary headlines about the Pacific Northwest sinking into the sea are circulating online, with warnings that a major earthquake in the notorious Cascadia subduction zone could be worse than expected.

Dura said geologic fossil evidence shows that previous Cascadia earthquakes immediately dropped the land level and turned dry ground into tidal mudflats in estuaries along the Pacific Northwest.“ ...

Seattle has identified more than 1,100 buildings within its city limits that could collapse if an earthquake were to strike. The 1,117 buildings in the city that need immediate structural ...