Imagine a heavy book resting on a table. If you try to gently push the book across the table with the tip of your finger, it ...

Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more ...

GeoVera Insurance Company provides earthquake insurance in California, Oregon and Washington. In Florida, GeoVera sells homeowners insurance, wind and hail, vacant home and landlord insurance ...

Mount Washington is a prominent mountain in New Hampshire, known for its dramatic weather and conditions that are extremely ...

A Kiwi pensioner trapped on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred thrashed Australia’s eastern coast overnight has described the ...

I had this old phone from the 70s sitting in my garage and my wife kept saying, ‘what are you doing with that?’ I said, ‘I've ...

Avalanches take place as layers in a snowpack slide off. Snowstorm, wind direction, steeper slopes, warm temperatures, human ...

At 5:02 a.m., a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Olga ... our house shook like it had been hit by an 80 mph gust of wind. The walls made loud cracking sounds, and the whole house ...

“The early part of 1925 will go down in the history of Manistee for two major natural phenomena, the first near-total eclipse ...

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a wind warning for Metro Vancouver, Greater Victoria, and the Southern Gulf Islands.

The wind force is extremely important, especially in the event of an earthquake. During an earthquake, a building undergoes lateral movement, which is why loose furniture is often not recommended ...

A rain or snow shower could move over the plains, but it will be mostly dry. Skies will become overcast later this afternoon ...