A series of three earthquakes jolted the area near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky within a 32-minute window on Sunday. The most powerful of the tremors, originally measured at magnitude 7.4 and later ...

While the Gulf is far less prone to tsunamis than the Pacific, experts say it’s not entirely out of the question.

According to the City of Corvallis Public Works Department, the project will replace a vulnerable pipeline with a larger, earthquake-resilient version. The existing 20-inch pipe, which crosses the ...

Climate risk to U.S. infrastructure is rising, and government cuts to climate science are only accelerating that risk.

The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development, including some of its most ecologically sensitive areas.

What is the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska? The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska was originally designated in 1923 by President Warren Harding as an emergency oil supply for the U.S. Navy.

What's at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska by Mariah Meek, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin ...

The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is vast, and drilling won’t occur across all of it. But oil and gas operations pose far-reaching risks that extend well beyond the drill sites.

Scientists are raising the alarm about a potential mega-tsunami that could devastate parts of the United States. A new study from Virginia Tech reveals a 15% chance of a massive earthquake ...