A single earthquake could cause the Pacific Northwest’s coastline to drop by as much as 6.5 feet in minutes permanently ...

A massive quake might drop the Pacific Northwest coastline by 6 feet, redrawing flood maps and putting thousands of homes at risk.

The resulting sea level rise will lead to significant flood risks for huge areas of land, making recovery even harder.

Researchers developed a fourth-generation buoy in Seattle that can detect an earthquake-triggered tsunami 10-15 minutes ...

The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major ... The sudden sinking of land could permanently alter coastal communities, which experience flooding during king tides or storm surges but could become ...

A nightmarish scenario for the Pacific Northwest has gotten a ... causing nearly instantaneous flood risk. The phenomenon, called "sudden coastal subsidence," can happen within moments of a ...

They defined the coastal floodplain as the area that ... Although the future flood status of the Pacific Northwest could be dire, it is far from unique around the world, according to the authors.

One of the most dangerous fault lines that threatens the United States lurks off the coast of the Pacific Northwest ... and increasing the flood risk to local communities," the study claimed.

A major earthquake along a West Coast fault could have catastrophic consequences across coastal Washington, Oregon and northern California. Running offshore from northern California to British ...

The study found that a major earthquake could cause coastal land to sink up ... could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents and properties ...

Lightning crackled offshore as a blustery Pacific storm crossed the San Diego coast and pushed eastward through desert areas into Arizona early Friday after flooding communities northwest of Los ...