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Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe —...

Portland State’s School of Earth, Environment and Society is kicking off...

In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...

The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day...

Tillamook residents have always dealt with flooding — they sit at the confluence...

Portland State University is partnering with several other universities on...

Exposed concrete slabs and metal anchor points where seats had been bolted are all that remain of the Vanport Theater, once the hub of community and leisure in the World War II-era housing development. "From what we can see of the slab and also with the historical photos, we're guessing...

From helping with earthquake risk assessments to on-the-ground training in...

Heading into a long 4th of July weekend, cities and counties across Oregon...

Sasha Burchuk was working as a freelancer and running her own furniture design...

Mount St. Helens erupts. Courtesy of USGS Forty years ago, on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m., an earthquake occurred along the Mount St. Helens seismic zone, shaking the mountain and sending ash, magma and earth flying. In the months leading...

Researchers from Portland State University and the Oregon Department of Geology...