Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has successfully developed a "three-dimensional liquefaction hazard map" that visually presents ground liquefaction forecasts in the event ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. The research was ...

State fire officials have released the first fire hazard maps for Southern California in 14 years, outlining where wildfires are most likely to occur in the coming decades. The maps, published Monday, ...

“The new voltage map is a critical step forward in our ability to assess the nation’s risk to geoelectric hazards,” said Jim Reilly, USGS director. “This information will allow utility companies to ...

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for coastal Northern California on Monday as part of a two-month rollout process that ends with Southern California on March 24. The new maps include ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert ...

California’s fire marshal has issued an updated map assessing fire hazard severity across the state — the first since 2007. The interactive map above has a slider bar allowing the comparison of the ...

California’s wildfire season is now nearly a year-round danger, as was seen by the devastating, fast-moving fires that swept through the Los Angeles area in January. Fueled by the effects of climate ...

Long overdue changes to governmental fire maps showing the threat of fire in communities across the state are expected to trigger stricter building codes and other requirements aimed at reducing ...

A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the possible ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. Although ...