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.

Cannon Beach in Oregon is one of the most beautiful beaches in the northwestern USA. This vast expanse of sand bordered by ...

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 ...

The United States Postal Service has temporarily closed some post offices in California, Oregon and Washington because of the wildfires along the US West Coast. USPS made the announcement on Twitter.

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.