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Magnitude 7.3 quake triggered tsunami warning in Alaska. There are hardly any earthquakes on the East Coast. Does that mean we can't get tsunamis?
The giant earthquake was recorded at 12:37 p.m. local time, southeast of Sand Point, a community located on Popof Island in ...
A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland has prompted evacuations, including at nearby tourist sites like the Blue Lagoon.
Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.
When a volcano is dormant, it typically doesn't tend to make much noise. However, the Iliamna Volcano in Alaska is defying ...
Nikiski in southern Alaska is waiting to see if backing from President Trump and a new developer will advance a decades-old initiative to export natural gas.
Kilauea in Hawaii, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has had two major episodes in recent weeks, with 26 eruptions since late December.
A young Brazilian hiker who fell hundreds of meters from the ridge of a towering Indonesian volcano and was trapped there for almost four days was found dead on Tuesday, Brazil’s government said ...
Several large fires in Interior Alaska flared over the weekend, triggering evacuations and lengthy road closures and delays Monday. Nearly 300 wildfires were burning around the state after a ...
Wildfire activity exploded across Interior Alaska late last week amid widespread red flag warnings and the state’s first-ever heat advisory. Dozens of lightning- and human-caused fires have ...
An image of Alaska's Iliamna Volcano "ready to rumble" has been captured from space. The image was taken on June 10 by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on the Landsat 8 satellite, which is ...
The Department of the Interior is planning to lift some restrictions on development within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.