Scientists think there are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes in the world. That’s not counting some of the ones on the ...

Far off the Oregon Coast, a restless underwater volcano has been rattling the seafloor with swarms of tiny earthquakes, ...

It originates from flood recurrence intervals set in the 1960s when the floodplain maps used today by insurance companies and ...

Mount Rainier has rattled through thousands of tiny earthquakes this year, a reminder that America’s most lethal volcano is ...

Noting the current turmoil caused by the exposure of flood control corruption scandals in our country, corroborated by recent disastrous flooding events, I cannot help but think how unfortunate it is ...

High winds have toppled trees and power lines in Washington state and Idaho, killing a man in northern Idaho and critically ...

Another atmospheric river will bring more rain to the Pacific Northwest later this week, heightening an extensive flood ...

The Skagit River is predicted to crest at more than 47 feet near the town of Concrete, north of Seattle, 15 inches above the ...

"The flooding levels we're looking at are potentially historic in nature," Gov. Bob Ferguson said Thursday afternoon, urging ...

Fueling the storm will be a “very impressive” source of moisture from an atmospheric river, forecasters said. Flooding is forecast on more than a dozen rivers in Washington and Oregon.

Even for a region used to heavy rain, this week’s system has forecasters on edge. The heaviest rain is expected into Wednesday.

View of Mount Rainier from Pinnacle Peak trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) USGS Volcanoes, a USGS social media ...