With its varied landscapes and particularly well-preserved parks, the American West Coast is an exciting playground for hikers of all levels. Discover our favorite hiking routes, and get moving.

Imagine a massive wall of water slamming into the West Coast, giving residents just minutes to escape. This nightmare ...

Along the West Coast of the United States, 1,377 miles of railroad tracks run from Seattle to Los Angeles – a route often named as one of the most beautiful train journeys in America.

Climate change causing wildfires to become more intense 09:16. Unprecedented wildfires have been spreading across the West Coast of the United States, and they show no signs of slowing. Meanwhile ...

Tsunami waves rolled ashore Saturday along the West Coast of the United States after the powerful eruption of an undersea volcano near the Tonga islands in the Pacific Ocean, closing beaches ...

We used the same data in July to verify that California, with a GDP of nearly $2.5 trillion, had the sixth-largest economy behind the United States, China, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom.

An atmospheric river is a relatively narrow channel of wind, hence the "river," that transports water vapor from the tropics to the West Coast, where it's producing rain and heavy winds.

The weather phenomenon occurs frequently around the globe, but they cause 80% of flood damage at an average estimated cost of $1.1 billion annually on the West Coast of the United States ...