We work with state and federal agencies to determine current and projected water supplies for the state. In Washington, the legal definition of drought is based on water availability. A drought ...

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a plume of ash about 2.5 miles into the sky and forcing authorities to suspend school in four villages due to ashfall. The ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains Tuesday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. Lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet ...

Armistice Day in 1930 brought a massive crowd to downtown Spokane to see the unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln statue at Main Avenue and Monroe Street. It had been a long time coming.

From 1975: A geologist from Eastern Washington State College returned from a research trip and warned that one of Washington’s volcanoes “could blow suddenly and take us by surprise.” ...

If true, it gives us new insight into the evolution of the planet." Related: This map of volcanoes on Venus is the best we've ever made (image) Convection is the process by which heated material ...

In total, the islands are 144 square feet in size — about twice the size of Washington ... which has an active volcano called Mawson Peak, according to the CIA. It last erupted in May 2023.

In total, the islands are 144 square feet in size — about twice the size of Washington, D.C. Heard Island is 80% covered in ice, "bleak" and features a large compact group of mountains, called Big Ben ...