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Picasa/Courtesy of Lake Oswego School DistrictMost of us would rather not think about what our lives will be like in the aftermath of the Big One 鈥� a magnitude 9.0 rupture of the offshore Cascadia earthquake fault. Yet, it鈥檚 worth considering where you鈥檒l go if your house slides off its foundation or your apartment lacks heat, electricity and running water. -
Bradley W. Parks/OPBThe Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that would limit utilities' wildfire liabilities.
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NPR follows one of the hundreds of building inspectors in Turkey's earthquake zone to learn about the massive challenge of figuring how who can return to their homes. -
People buried under rubble in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing weather and a week without water. A 40-year-old woman was pulled alive in Gaziantep province early Monday. -
After three weeks, NPR's Leila Fadel speaks again with Assalah Shikhani, a Syrian refugee who lost family members and her home when an earthquake shattered parts of Turkey and Syria. -
Since late December, a series of storms had dropped a year's worth of rain in just a few weeks, causing widespread floods and power outages. At least 19 people have died as a result of the storms. -
The landslide underneath U.S. Highway 101 caused the roadway to drop as much as 12 feet in some areas. -
It鈥檚 been close to 30 years since California enacted the bulk of its seismic safety standards, but hospitals continue to ask for more time and flexibility. They argue that many facilities, especially smaller ones, can鈥檛 afford the retrofitting or replacement costs. -
President Biden approved an emergency declaration as parts of California issue evacuation orders and close school districts after intense downpours. -
A 6.4 magnitude quake in late December and a New Year's Day aftershock have left approximately 170 people displaced from their homes. -
More than half the deaths occurred in western New York, which struggled with super-size snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles. Buffalo's responders rescued hundreds trapped in cars. -
Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States. -
The frigid Christmas storm has killed at least 24 people across the country, trapping some residents inside homes with snow drifts, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. -
Is California prepared for The Big One?
