States Across Wildfire-Prone West Are Using AI for Early Detection May 7, 2026 By Dorany Pineda and Brittany Peterson On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human...
A Quiet Alaska Fault Is Missing The Fluids Scientists Expected May 5, 2026 Not all earthquake faults behave the same. Some stick and snap, causing earthquakes. Others move slowly over time. For years,...
Simulations Predict Ground Motion for Earthquakes on Bay Area’s Hayward Fault April 28, 2026 NEWSWISE — The Hayward fault, part of the larger San Andreas fault system, runs 74 miles through the East Bay...
Five Charged With Murder in Deadly California Fireworks Warehouse Blast April 13, 2026 By Olga R. Rodriguez Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at an illegal fireworks warehouse that killed...
Hawaii to Take Over Aging Dam After Failure Scare During Floods March 30, 2026 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A 120-year-old Hawaii dam that reached worrisome levels during heavy rains and devastating flooding, prompting thousands of residents to evacuate...
Expanding Alaska Glacial Lakes Increasing Risk of Destructive Floods March 13, 2026 Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When...
Wyoming Project Gets First Construction Permit for Nuclear Reactor in Years March 6, 2026 By Mead Gruver The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved its first construction permit for a commercial nuclear reactor in eight years,...
California Is Reconsidering Nuclear Energy After 50-Year Ban March 2, 2026 By Todd Woody and Will Wade Amid a worldwide resurgence of interest in nuclear energy, cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on the technology as...
Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate February 13, 2026 Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill...
Western Snow Drought Raises Fire and Drought Concerns February 11, 2026 Rain and snow are expected to return to the Rockies and the Western U.S. over the next few weeks, but...