Mount St. Helens stood silent for over a century in Washington’s Cascade Range, but that all changed 45 years ago Sunday when ...

Credit: Charles O'Rear via Getty Images A catastrophic earthquake in the Cascadia region of the Pacific Northwest could lower the ground near the coast by up to 6.6 feet (2 meters). Combined with ...

Michael Cairns flew a National Guard helicopter on a rescue and recovery mission to Mount St. Helens. His book, "Under the ...

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Scary headlines about the Pacific Northwest sinking into the sea are circulating online, with warnings that a major earthquake in the notorious Cascadia subduction zone could be worse than expected.

The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a major earthquake — and shaking and tsunamis wouldn’t be the only threats from such an event, according to new research. Coastal land would also sink nearly ...

“Chinese mitten crabs have not been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest until now,” the ... of the crab to the department, along with photos and locations. According to the Smithsonian ...