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While the Gulf is far less prone to tsunamis than the Pacific, experts say it’s not entirely out of the question.
Two significant earthquakes struck Alaska within four days, according to the National Center for Seismology. A 7.3 magnitude ...
Rebuilding Terminal 1 in a seismic zone? Here’s how San Diego International Airport tackled earthquake risks head-on.
It’s much harder to get hazard information when you are traveling or vacationing,” Lori Dengler writes this week.
Republicans in Congress have voted to slash more than $1 billion in funding for public media outlets, putting millions of ...
In a marathon "vote-a-rama" session that lasted into the small hours Thursday, senators introduced numerous amendments, ...
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio ...
Kate Riley, President and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations, the primary advocate for public broadcasting, said the ...
The number of dams in the United States at risk of overtopping is increasing, threatening their structural integrity and ...
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the ...
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.