Anchorage Building Getting $41M Upgrade After Quake February 19, 2021 A building in Anchorage that once housed a Key Bank office is undergoing a $41 million renovation inspired by Alaska’s...
Los Angeles Marked 50th Anniversary of 1971 Quake February 11, 2021 A disastrous earthquake that struck Los Angeles a half-century ago is being remembered for spawning improvements in seismic safety and...
$650M Going into Massive Hawaii Flood Project January 29, 2021 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the cost estimate for a flood prevention project in Hawaii has doubled, striking...
Fire Official Says Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nevada Brush Fire January 21, 2021 By Scott Sonner Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force...
Repairs Planned for Iowa Train Depot Damaged in Derecho January 8, 2021 Officials in Marion, Iowa are set to approve a plan to repair the city’s historic train depot that was heavily...
California Releases Final ZIPs for Non-Renewal Protection for 2020 Wildfires January 4, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that nearly 500 policyholders in six ZIP codes affected by the Mountain View Fire...
5.7 Earthquake Confirmed 127 Miles Off Oregon Coast December 30, 2020 A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 127 miles off the Oregon coast early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed....
Earthquake Confirmed in Northern California December 29, 2020 A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled parts of Northern California on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was...
Seattle Scaling Back Bridge Earthquake Retrofit Work December 23, 2020 The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand eartquakes would cost hundreds of millions of...
Kilauea Volcano Erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island December 22, 2020 The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has erupted, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption began late Sunday within...