The Cascadia Fault's Dark Shadow: Are We Prepared for the Big One? The Pacific Northwest is home to one of the most feared natural disasters in the United States: the Cascadia earthquake and tsunami.
For decades, scientists have been warning that a magnitude 9 quake on the Cascadia Subduction Zone is long overdue, threatening to unleash devastation on an unprecedented scale.
The latest expert warnings are a stark reminder that despite years of preparation efforts, our region's critical infrastructure remains woefully unprepared for the disaster.