Vital research into threats to the Chesapeake Bay from invasive blue catfish, PFAS contamination, climate change and land use is on the chopping block as the Trump administration aims to decimate if ...

Nearly 75% of the country is at risk for a potentially damaging earthquake in the next 100 years, according to a recently updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey. The map is the first to include ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Scientists are keeping a close eye on Kilauea and a new pulse of seismic activity. Although the volcano is not erupting, the USGS says the summit has been steadily deflating ...

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

NEAR MT. RAINIER, Wash. — The destructive flow of volcanic debris, mud, and water unleashed by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens destroyed more than 200 homes. These “lahars,” as they're called, ...

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced a new update to its earthquake alert app that aims to give advance notice seconds before some of the strongest earthquakes hit. The ShakeAlert ...

Surrounding towns that may have felt the earthquake include Plattsburgh and Burlington, Vermont, according to the USGS.

USGS released its most detailed national geologic map, offering layered views of geology beneath the Earth’s surface across the lower 48 states. The Cooperative National Geologic Map integrates data ...

According to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, a 1.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Midlands over the weekend.