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El Monte Hood cubierto de nieve se alza a lo lejos, más allá del horizonte nocturno de Portland, Oregón.
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Cómo pueden los vulcanólogos mejorar la resiliencia urbana al cambio climático

by Jonathan Fink and Michael Armstrong 27 March 202527 March 2025

Las estrategias pensadas para ciudades enteras para hacer frente al cambio climático pueden beneficiarse de los conocimientos de los vulcanólogos, que llevan mucho tiempo adaptando la información y la comunicación sobre riesgos a las comunidades locales.

Graph and map from the study
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How (Slow) Earthquakes Get Going

by Thorsten W. Becker 17 March 202517 March 2025

Non-volcanic tremor ramp up precedes slow slip in Cascadia by about a day, indicating that brittle-creeping process interactions control nucleation.

Snow-covered Mount Hood rises in the distance beyond the nighttime skyline of Portland, Ore.
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How Volcanologists Can Improve Urban Climate Resilience

by Jonathan Fink and Michael Armstrong 3 December 202427 March 2025

City-level strategies to cope with climate change can benefit from the insights of volcano scientists, who have long customized hazard information and communications for local communities.

Two men wearing backpacks sit in a grass field in front of an estuary. One man is taking a photo of something on the ground, and the other is writing in a notebook.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tsunami Sands Help Scientists Assess Cascadia Earthquake Models

by Nathaniel Scharping 30 May 202430 May 2024

With evidence from new sediment cores, researchers tested the performance of various models of the 1700 CE megathrust earthquake.

The path of the debris flow the 29 April 2024 Mai Mahiu landslide disaster.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

The Mai Mahiu landslide disaster in Kenya

by Dave Petley 1 May 20241 May 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 29 April 2024, a devastating debris flow swept through Mai Mahui in Kenya. The latest reports indicate that 48 people were killed and 84 people are missing. The disaster was triggered […]

Coastline with tall cliffs
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Earthquakes Can Trigger Megathrust Slip in Cascadia

by Caroline Hasler 8 April 20248 April 2024

A 2022 earthquake in Northern California may have triggered slow slip in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, according to a new study.

A sheet of gray and brown rock with several large veins running across it diagonally. A flat, white, rectangular measurement device is in the center of the frame.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Model What’s Moving Beneath Earth’s Surface

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 30 January 202430 January 2024

A 3D printed model of a fault served as the setting for a hydrofracturing experiment exploring the mechanisms behind slow earthquakes.

In the background, snow-capped Mount Hood rises above a mountain range. In the foreground, the skyscrapers of Portland, Ore., dominate the landscape.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Some High-Threat Volcanoes Are Severely Understudied

by Saima May Sidik 29 November 202329 November 2023

Scientists have little understanding of where magma is stored along the Cascade Volcanic Arc or how its volcanoes could affect population centers.

Una vista de la Space Needle de Seattle y sus alrededores con una bahía al fondo.
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Revolucionando la ciencia de los terremotos en Cascadia

by Caroline Hasler 7 November 20237 November 2023

Un nuevo centro reunirá a científicos de sismos para estudiar la zona de subducción de Cascadia y aclarar los peligros sísmicos.

A view of the Seattle’s Space Needle and surrounding area with a bay in the background
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Shaking Up Earthquake Science in Cascadia

by Caroline Hasler 16 October 20237 November 2023

A new center will bring together earthquake scientists to study the Cascadia Subduction Zone and clarify seismic hazards.

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