Satellite captures tsunami after 8.8 quake near Kamchatka, helping improve forecasts to protect coastal communities.

An explosion at the plant near Pittsburgh has left one person dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them.

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A project to make the Golden Gate Bridge more earthquake resilient begins in January, and will continue for 10 years.

Mailin Orozco will look for a rebound season for the Santa Clara women’s soccer team after missing last season with an injury ...

From dogs barking uncontrollably to birds flying off in unusual patterns, animals seem to pick up on subtle environmental ...

A giant hydropower project at the edge of the Tibetan plateau represents a spectacular feat of engineering—and an unsettling prospect for the nations downstream ...

Separating the interesting side of geologic hazards from the true, helpless terror they can represent is a difficult task. This is why, when you read headlines about our region’s volcanoes and ...

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off Guatemala’s southwest coast. here were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred Saturday about 60 ...

That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The ...

The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the ...

A massive landslide triggered a deadly tsunami in Chile, in 2007. This became a turning point in tsunami science and risk ...