The earthquakes which hit this week took the count to 42 for 2025, with an increase in seismic activity detected across the ...

As urbanization intensifies and the demand for resources grows, engineering projects are increasingly extending deeper into the Earth. Numerous deep ...

The new fire hazard severity zone maps issued by Cal Fire this week are part of a two-month statewide rollout.

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

A preliminary earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit 31.1 kilometers southeast of Port Angeles, Washington near ...

CHENGDU -- In a pioneering move to combat natural disasters, Southwest China's Sichuan province has deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network to monitor geological hazards across Pengzhou, a ...

Statewide, 1.4 million acres have been added to higher fire severity categories. Editorials represent the views of The Press Democrat editorial board and The Press Democrat as an institution.

New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties and around San Jose. In Contra Costa County, the fire hazard severity level decreased for some but ...

She said her role was vital in bringing knowledge about the USGS's work to the public. "I was working on a few projects related to natural hazards. So my office worked with earthquakes and volcanoes.