The SZ4D Implementation Plan details how the scientific community plans to make major advances in understanding subduction zone hazards. Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath ...

The first steps into a house are important ones. When it comes to assessing flood risk from hurricanes, first-floor elevation can be a key factor. Agencies such as the U.S. Federal Emergency ...

You probably don’t give much thought to the ground under or around your home. What follows are a few true stories that may change your perspective. If you’re in the market to buy land to build your ...

To better inform property owners about where construction can be safely located to avoid natural disasters, Boulder County Community Planning and Permitting presented the county commissioners with a ...

Geological hazards (GHs), such as seismic hazards, landslides and debris flows, and volcanic hazards, not only pose a great threat to human life and property, but also have a profound adverse impact ...

SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will continue to fine tune a geologic hazard code amendment, that’s triggered for fire rebuilds at risk of debris flow impacts or floods in the ...

Geological experts discussed how the IAEA helps countries enhance the safety of nuclear installations against earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, forest fires and floods at the recent the International ...

David Applegate is the senior science advisor for earthquake and geologic hazards at the USGS. In that capacity, he leads the Earthquake Hazards, Global Seismographic Network, and Geomagnetism ...

Work outdoors. Travel the world. Geological engineers play an important role in identifying and mitigating man-made and natural hazards that pose a threat to civil structures, infrastructure, or ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, produce the most devastating seismic, volcanic, and landslide hazards on the planet. A new report presents an ambitious plan to make ...