Google announced on Monday that its online mapping platform, Google Maps, will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America for users in the US. Additionally, Google Maps will change ...
Residents throughout New England and Boston felt the ground shake beneath their feet Monday when an earthquake struck off the coast of Maine. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.8-magnitude ...
Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...
In the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, the agency in charge of making maps. In his executive order ... The Hearst ...