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On a FEMA color-coded hazard map, Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties are shaded dark red, indicating an area with ...
Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed an executive order Friday to adopt the updated 2024 Guam Hazard Mitigation Plan. Guam is under regular threat of natural, human-made and technological disasters and ...
Geoscientists have published a large review paper in the journal Science that highlights the capacity of current models to ...
Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?
The BMKG noted that the potential maximum earthquake threat from the Lembang Fault could reach an intensity of VI-VIII MMI.
The assessment of tsunami and earthquake hazards is a multifaceted discipline that integrates geological observations, advanced numerical modelling and modern data‐analytics techniques. Recent ...
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, became a widespread catastrophe due to the ...
Every county in Tennessee has a hazard mitigation plan to prepare for natural disasters. This is the first revision to the plan since Hurricane Helene. Michael Lamphere, […] ...
In a move to enhance the safety of its water infrastructure, the Warden City Council unanimously approved a contract with ...
These neighborhoods join several others in the Fresno-Clovis area already designated as “moderate” or “high” fire severity ...