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

If Steve Dunning’s Okie Dokies Smokehouse in Swannanoa appeared on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood maps, his ...

AI-powered systems like BEACON allow emergency managers to supplement the resiliency of the broadcast EAS and wireless ...

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 ...

NASA and India’s ISRO have launched a cutting-edge Earth-observing satellite called NISAR, equipped with the most advanced radar systems ever flown. This historic collaboration will scan nearly the ...

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

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

The tsunami advisory for parts of the B.C. coast on Tuesday came as another good exercise for locals who know the procedure, ...

Chile also upgraded its tsunami warning to the highest level along the country's Pacific coastline, issuing pre-emptive evacuations of some areas, while Ecuador's Galapagos Islands cancelled coastal ...

The Cook Islands, Tonga and Fiji cancelled their tsunami warnings late on Wednesday night. However, much of the West Coast, spanning California, Oregon, Washington state, and the Canadian province of ...

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