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The geology of the Cascadia subduction zone has largely staved off climate-related sea-level rise in the Pacific Northwest, but that could reverse in an instant.

But they can’t say exactly when the Pacific Northwest’s “Big One” could strike. The last great earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone occurred in January 1700, and big events are ...

When the Cascadia Subduction Zone ruptures, it is likely to create a massive earthquake that will be felt across the Pacific Northwest. But it will also create something just as dangerous.

The Pacific Northwest is being taken for a ride. At the Cascadia Subduction Zone—a 700-mile fault that runs all the way from California to British Columbia—two giant tectonic plates are locked ...

When the Cascadia Subduction Zone ruptures, it is likely to create a massive earthquake that will be felt across the Pacific Northwest. But it will also create something just as dangerous.