THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has launched an atlas that contains high-resolution active ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it will unveil today an active fault atlas featuring ...

A NATIONAL BUDGET OF P 6 TRILLION makes the government equivalent to the biggest “corporation” and employer in the Philippines. In fact, this spending represents 20-percent of the gross domestic ...

Cal Fire’s Fire Hazard Severity maps for local jurisdictions, issued in 2011, are being updated, with Bay Area maps released Monday. While the old maps showed only areas deemed “very high ...

To view the latest local fire hazard maps, go here ... for wildfires similar to what’s available for earthquake retrofitting. The updated maps incorporate climate data and modeling and include ...

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds NE. The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 91 °F (32.8 °C). Winds ENE at 5 to 12 mph (8 to 19.3 kph). Mostly sunny today with a ...

These are barely noticed, except by seismometers. India’s official earthquake hazard map puts Delhi in Zone 4, the second highest classification of areas based on their susceptibility to shaking ...

The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...

According to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, areas near the epicenter of an earthquake experience stronger tremors because seismic energy is most intense at the point of origin. As seismic waves ...