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EurekAlert!27d
Flood risk increasing in Pacific Northwest
A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents and properties in northern California, ...
OPB22d
The Big One, coupled with rising ocean, could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
More than 17,000 people in Oregon, Washington and California ... on top of expanded coastal flood plains, double the number currently living in such flood zones today. FILE - Tsunami warning ...
Monster earthquake could sink swath of California, dramatically heightening flood risk, study says
A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...
The Columbian20d
Environment ‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
Oregon, Washington and California ... soon be living on top of expanded coastal flood plains, double the number currently living in such flood zones today. Researchers’ modeling shows that ...