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4+ hour, 5+ min ago  (302+ words) Every five years, Washington law requires Ecology to report on how changing water supply and demand could affect communities, farms, and fish over the following 20 years. The findings are intended to help elected officials and water managers identify current vulnerabilities…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (114+ words) In a move to help the Nelson County Service Authority with a "frustrating situation" of overflow issues at the Wintergreen Wastewater Treatment Plant, the county's board of supervisors is preparing to approve a $4. 1 million loan for a temporary solution. The…...

16+ hour, 31+ min ago  (106+ words) Volcano Discovery Look up quakes in: Mag. 2. 2 quake - 62 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska, on Monday, Jul 6, 2026, at 07: 48 am (GMT -8) - A light magnitude 2. 2 earthquake hit 183 km (113 mi) away from Fairbanks, Alaska, User-reports for this quake Data for the same earthquake…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago  (558+ words) Geologists studying some of the planet's oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence that water was playing a major role in shaping Earth's interior and driving volcanic activity more than three billion years ago. An international research team, led by…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago  (494+ words) A new geological study suggests that deep processes inside Earth's mantle and the gradual uplift of East Antarctica's landscape primed the continent for permanent ice tens of millions of years before similar conditions developed in the Arctic, helping explain why…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (634+ words) If you've never given a thought to geology or why anyone would want to study it, talking to Todd Thompson will inspire you to care. As a longtime researcher and as state geologist since 2015, Thompson has been the go-to person…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago  (605+ words) image: An example of variolitic pillow lavas in the Whundo Group. The black spots are a feature known as varioles, which form in water-rich lavas view more Geologists studying some of the planet's oldest volcanic rocks have uncovered new evidence…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1309+ words) The continent won't split anytime soon. But someday, eastern Africa may become its own landmass The Turkana Rift Zone (shown) in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a key point in the process of continental breakup. Sometimes, pieces of Earth's outer…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (985+ words) The Colorado River, from one viewpoint, is a mess. The iconic waterway, fundamental to the region's modern existence " its desert metropolises, its high-tech industries, its agriculture, and its recreation economy " is on the verge of crashing. A two-decade drying trend,…...

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (710+ words) BY MUFLIH HIDAYAT ON JULY 6, 2026 Direct Answer: In a right-lateral strike-slip system, if you stand on one side of the fault and a friend stands on the other, an earthquake will cause your friend's position to shift to the right…...