3+ week, 2+ day ago   (117+ words) An earthquake over the weekend near Ontario International Airport rattled portions of Southern California. The magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck at 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, about 3.5 miles southeast of Ontario in the neighborhood of Mira Loma, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (343+ words) California is a place where dramatic landscapes are everywhere. Visitors come for ocean cliffs, redwood forests, desert scenery, mountain towns, and some of the country's most famous cities. But beneath those familiar destinations is another force that has shaped the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (237+ words) SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The Babylon Fire has expanded to approximately 106,610 acres and reached 54% containment. The wildfire is burning about 25 miles southwest of Monticello. Officials said five structures have been lost and 1,355 personnel are assigned. Firefighters are utilizing recent thunderstorms…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) UPDATE: El Paso County wildfire is 30% contained AOL.com Emmy Rossum married after a 'break up or get married' ultimatum Patrick Dempsey doesn’t want to replace Graham Platner in Maine US Senate race China's producer inflation hits near 4-year high…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (746+ words) California, Nevada's neighbor to the west, isn't where it used to be — literally. Over the past 1,000 years, the state has slowly shifted about half a football field. That's because earthquakes move the state an average movement rate of about 45 to…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1258+ words) Tectonic stress building beneath Southern California could have far-reaching consequences for millions of residents from the Coachella Valley to Los Angeles. New research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa warns the region's major fault systems are under some of…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (38+ words) What rising fault stress means for Southern California quake risk AOL.com Scientists say the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are more stressed than at any time in 1,000 years, raising questions about future California quakes....

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (540+ words) ELFRIDA — In a remote corner of eastern Arizona, Aaron Stolley lowered a cable with an electronic sounder down the well until the needle in his meter box moved to zero. The reading: 386 feet to water, about 18 feet deeper than the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (337+ words) You’ve seen it in car chases, drag races and apocalyptic movie scenes, but the Los Angeles River isn’t a movie set. It’s one of the city’s most important pieces of infrastructure — and one of its biggest environmental questions. The 51-mile…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) More than a dozen earthquakes shook Brawley, Calif. Saturday night, including a 4.4-magnitude quake that was felt across Southern California’s inland area. The quakes come a day after a series of earthquakes greater than a 3.0 magnitude struck near Redlands. The first…...