Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has successfully developed a "three-dimensional liquefaction hazard map" that visually presents ground liquefaction forecasts in the event ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. The research was ...

“The new voltage map is a critical step forward in our ability to assess the nation’s risk to geoelectric hazards,” said Jim Reilly, USGS director. “This information will allow utility companies to ...

Cal Fire released new fire hazard severity maps for coastal Northern California on Monday as part of a two-month rollout process that ends with Southern California on March 24. The new maps include ...

State fire officials have released the first fire hazard maps for Southern California in 14 years, outlining where wildfires are most likely to occur in the coming decades. The maps, published Monday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials on Monday unveiled updated fire hazard maps for the High Desert ...

Fire hazard has grown in Los Angeles County over the past decade, according to new state maps. What do the maps show? The Office of the State Fire Marshal found that the land area considered to have ...

Long overdue changes to governmental fire maps showing the threat of fire in communities across the state are expected to trigger stricter building codes and other requirements aimed at reducing ...

A research team studied earthquake hazard maps from five countries and found that all the maps seemed to overpredict the historically observed earthquake shaking intensities. In analyzing the possible ...

A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of future earthquake shaking used to design earthquake-resistant buildings. Although ...