WHEN Hurricane Helene's floodwaters slammed into Lake Lure's century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one ...

Even within SFHAs, where flood coverage is often mandated, 52% of expected annual losses remain uninsured. Low-income ...

A 2024 report by the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) found that East Palo Alto, a ...

Harvard scientists reveal how wildfire smoke, filled with toxic particles, is emerging as a growing health risk fueled by ...

Tsunami alerts blanketed the West Coast and Alaska after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history.

The Pacific Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone encircling the Pacific Ocean, is home to numerous earthquakes, volcanic ...

The recent tragic deaths of tourists stranded by flash floods in the River Swat were not simply the result of an unforgiving act of nature - they were a direct consequence of institutional failure.

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

CEQA is one of the most robust state environmental statutes in the United States. It requires public agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of a project and includes substantive requirements ...

Our data shows a tsunami‑proof house must meet the elevated pile, break‑away wall, and shear‑core criteria set out in ...

An estimated magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's eastern coast has resulted in tsunami warnings across much of the Pacific.

The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit that studies local issues (again!) and develops solutions for a healthy environment. It predicts increasing tidal flooding on the Bolivar Peninsula and ...