A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of California and Oregon, meaning residents are urged to move away from the coast ...

The entire Oregon coastline is under a tsunami advisory, according to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic ...

Firefighters in central Oregon are working to partially contain what has become the country's largest wildfire this year.

At least 850 personnel are fighting the Burdoin Fire and some national forest lands in the Columbia River Gorge are now ...

Burdoin Fire has destroyed 14 homes, closed Highway 14 and put the community of Lyle on a level 3 "go now" evacuation order.

Oregon hasn’t experienced an event like this in living memory, but there have been analogous quakes. In 2011, for example, the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan killed around 20,000 people.

Oregon tried to inform residents about wildfire risk. The backlash was explosive. Homeowners fear the state will devalue their properties by publicizing their fire risk.

Last year, the Oregon Department of Forestry rolled out its wildfire risk assessment map. It was sent back to the drawing board after public outcry.

Science & Environment Oregon’s wildfire risk map is due soon. But first, the public has a chance to weigh in By Cassandra Profita (OPB) April 18, 2022 5:45 p.m.

That is simply not the Oregon experience or legacy.” Under normal circumstances, the new political maps would last until 2031, following the next U.S. Census.

Oregon homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas face stricter building codes and mandatory vegetation reduction. New maps aim to protect communities.