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Megaquake could trigger land drop, spike flood risk along West Coast, study says
It's a matter of when -- not if -- a significant earthquake will shake the Pacific Northwest, and a new study says some areas ...
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Environment ‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough damage to the coastal Northwest on its own, frequent and widespread flooding from rising seas that follows will take ca ...
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Powerful Cascadia quake could trigger near-instant flood risk: report
A recent study found that a powerful quake off the Pacific Northwest could force the ground to sink up to 2 m, leading to ...
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‘Big One’ coupled with rising ocean could leave many in Northwest living in flood zones, study finds
More than 17,000 people in Oregon, Washington and California could almost instantly be living in a floodplain, the ...
Major chunk of Pacific coast from California to Canada will sink into the sea if mega-earthquake hits this spot, doomsday study warns
This should have West Coasters shaking in their shoes.
Monster quake could sink swath of California, dramatically heightening flood risk, study says
A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...
'Sleeping giant' off coast of California is due to wake any moment and could sink parts of US
Scientists are sounding the alarm on a 'sleeping giant' off the coast of California, warning it could sink land in several ...